France's Benoit Paire returns the ball to Spain's Jaume Munar during their match at the Emilia Romagna Open tennis tournament, in Parma, Italy, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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PARMA, Italy (AP) - The three highest-seeded players were all eliminated in the second round of the Emilia-Romagna Open on Wednesday.
Home favorite and top-seeded Lorenzo Sonego lost 6-1, 7-5 to 20-year-old American Sebastian Korda, who is ranked 63rd in the world.
Second-seeded Benoit Paire retired after complaining of a sore throat while losing 7-5, 3-1 against the 80th-ranked Jaume Munar and Norbert Gombos won 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2 against No. 3 Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Fourth-seeded Jan-Lennard Struff also struggled before beating wild-card entry Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2).
Korda will face eighth-seeded Yoshihito Nishioka in the quarterfinals after the Japanese player eased past Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-2.
The only Italian left in the draw in Parma is Marco Cecchinato after he beat seventh-seeded Aljaz Bedene 7-5, 6-2. He next faces Gombos.
Sixth-seeded American Tommy Paul is also through to the final eight after rallying to beat Jiri Vesely 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Fifth-seeded Richard Gasquet outlasted qualifier Pedro Martinez 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
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Spain's Jaume Munar serves to France's Benoit Paire during their match at the Emilia Romagna Open tennis tournament, in Parma, Italy, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka serves the ball to Italy's Lorenzo Musetti during their match at the Emilia Romagna Open tennis tournament, in Parma, Italy, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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Italy's Lorenzo Musetti returns the ball to Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka during their match at the Emilia Romagna Open tennis tournament, in Parma, Italy, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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Italy's Marco Cecchinato celebrates after defeating Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene, at the Emilia Romagna Open tennis tournament, in Parma, Italy, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Cecchinato won 7-5, 6-2. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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United States' Tommy Paul prepares to return the ball to Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely during their match at the Emilia Romagna Open tennis tournament, in Parma, Italy, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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France's Richard Gasquet returns the ball to Spain's Pedro Martinez during their match at the Emilia Romagna Open tennis tournament, in Parma, Italy, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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Spain's Pedro Martinez returns the ball to France's Richard Gasquet during their match at the Emilia Romagna Open tennis tournament, in Parma, Italy, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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