Double-bagels and new records: the social round-up

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Belgian David Goffin conceded only 15 points to world No.8 Tomas Berdych in the third round in Rome. It was the first time a top 10 player had been double-bagelled since 2005, so no wonder he proudly shared the result on social media:

https://twitter.com/David__Goffin/status/730830434322501633

Lucas Pouille and Timea Bacsinszky are also excited to be in the quarterfinals:

With only eight men and women left in the singles draw,  many of the stars are bidding addio to the Italian capital.

Australian Nick Kyrgios is out:

So is Carla Suarez Navarro:

German Julia Goerges is also moving on to her next tournament:

Grazie Roma?? See you next year?

A photo posted by Julia Goerges?? (@jgoerges88) on

Eliminated Milos Raonic is taking the opportunity to explore before he leaves:

Sabine Lisicki had the same idea:

Benoit Paire is ready for #homesweethome:

?? ?? ?? #homesweethome

A photo posted by Benoit Paire (@benpaire) on

But Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza aren’t thinking about home yet. They are still competing for the Italian Open women’s doubles title and went seeking some extra inspiration on their day off, visiting the Vatican City:

Finally, Sara Errani is the new leader in the hotly-contested #WTAFrameChallenge, which has been sparking a lot of interest on social media in recent weeks:

It is an effort that has made CoCo Vandeweghe jealous:

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