Salvatore Caruso defeated Alessandro Giannessi 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Perugia CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alessandro Giannessi came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Salvatore Caruso narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Caruso S. came through in three sets.
Clay: level 2–2 · Hard: Giannessi A. leads 1–0
Salvatore Caruso beat Alessandro Giannessi 4-6 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Salvatore Caruso vs Alessandro Giannessi — Perugia CH Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-07-09/caruso-vs-giannessi-perugia-ch-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 9 July 2018).