• Wawrinka eliminated in the second after winning the first set in an exciting and twist-filled tennis break deficit, in a tiebreak, the result being 6:5, without using a match point. Also in the decisive set, the initiative belonged to the 37-year-old Wawrinka, who had not won three matches in a row before this tournament in almost the last two years.
• In the third set, the Swiss won and then lost break preponderance. The last two games of the set turned out to be the most intense, Wawrinka at the beginning with the third move for the fourth time in this match breaking the opponent’s serve (5:3), and then using the match point with the third attempt.
• Wawrinka last reached the quarterfinals at the ATP “Masters” series tournament in Paris in early November 2020. On Friday, the Swiss veteran will test Sweden’s Mikael Imer (ATP 100).
• Of the other matches in the round of 16 of the Metz competition, it should be noted the victory (6:3, 6:4) of the second-seeded Pole Hubert Hurkacz (ATP 10th) in 77 minutes over another former ATP singles ranked third rocket Austrian Dominik Thiem (ATP 182). In the quarter-finals, Hurkačs will compete against the host Artūras Rindernech (ATP 60).
• Unfortunately, an injury prevented the French athlete Benjamin Bonzi (ATP 61st) from showing a quality performance, who, with the score being 4:6, 1:4, decided to withdraw against the 19-year-old Danish talent Holger Rooney (ATP 31st).
• In the quarterfinals, Rūne will play against Kazakhstan’s number one Aleksandar Bublik (ATP 44th), who in more than two hours beat (6:7 (4); 6:4; 6:3) the currently highest ranked Finnish tennis player Emil Rūsuvuori (ATP 51st) .
Mecas ATP 250 “Moselle Open” round of 16
| The game | The result |
|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev [1.] – Stan Wawrinka [Q] | 4:6; 7:6 (7); 3:6 |
| Grégoire Barre [Q] – Mikael Imer | 4:6; 3:6 |
| Holger’s Rune [4.] – Benjamin Bonzi | 6:4; 4:1 – retired |
| Alexander Bublik [7.] – Emil Rūsuvuori | 6:7 (4); 6:4; 6:3 |
| Lorenco Sonego – Gilles Simon [WC] | 7:6 (2); 6:4 |
| Sebastian Korda – Lorenzo Muzeti [3.] | 6:3; 7:6 (6) |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili [5.] – Arthur Rindernech | 6:7 (11); 3:6 |
| Huberts Hurkas [2.] – Dominic Thiem | 6:3; 6:4 |
Competition draw:
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