The German continues with his great tournament. Yannick Hanfmann defeats Russian Andrey Rublev in the round of 16 of the Italian tournament.
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The round of 16 Rome Masters 1000 They faced two players with different aspirations in this tournament. Andrey Rublev He came after winning his first Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo and falling in Madrid earlier than expected, although he has won two good games in the tournament. Yannick Hanfmann He came from the previous phase, also winning three games in the draw including a resounding victory against Fritz. The face-to-face between the two favors Rublev, who won the only match between them in 2021 and was a favorite again.
Hanfmann starts surprising
The match started extremely even, with the German showing the high level that has led him to this round of the tournament. Rublev was trying to find solutions, but was unable to get a single break point in the entire first set. This situation was strange, since the Russian usually has a large percentage to the rest. As if that were not enough, he had to save three breaking balls and everything was decided in the tiebreaker. Finally, Hanfmann began giving the surprise by winning the first set in the tie break.
Rublev reacts on time
The second set saw the appearance of the Russian tennis player, who went from not having a single break opportunity to breaking in the first one he had. Rublev broke with a parallel backhand from the German that gave him the first advantage in the match. For the first time Andrey was ahead in the match and knew how to take advantage of the situation. Both began to win their service turns comfortably and in the tenth game the Russian delivered the final blow. Finally, Rublev closed the set with a serve to Hanfmann’s right that he could not return.
Andrey closes the match
The third set began with Rublev breaking his rival’s serve with a parallel forehand that caught the German off guard. Hanfmann did not collapse and with the confidence that the good tournament he is holding gives him, he turned the situation around. In the next game he returned the coin to the Russian with a break that tied the set at one and left everything open. The set remained with options for both sides until the German dealt the final blow with a break thanks to an inverted cross forehand that bounced on the line. Finally, the German saved a break option and closed the match with a serve to the right from Rublev, who was unable to return it.
2023-05-17 00:06:25
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