The Catalan has passed the first test in Gstaad. Ramos has beaten Fognini in three sets (6-1, 2-6, 6-2) and manages to reach the second round in the Swiss tournament.
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interesting match between Albert Ramos and Fabio Fognini in the first round of Gstaad. The Spaniard had just lost in the second duel at the Challenger San Benedetto, while Fognini had not competed since Roland Garros. In the face to face two previous clashes with ten victories for the Italian and two for the Spanish.
Albert Ramos can with Fognini
In the first round Albert Ramos was much more solid. Fognini was erratic with his serve, winning less than 50% of the points on both the first and second serves. The Italian was seen to be very lacking in rhythm and it was noticeable that he had not competed since Roland Garros. Ramos took advantage of the gifts from his rival and for a forceful 6-1 took the first set in 34 minutes.
It was clear that Ramos was not going to have the game so easy. Little by little Fabio began to land winners and cheer up. The talent of the transalpine began to shine and the public encouraged him, since he wanted to see more battle. Little by little he began to show himself more successful also in the important moments of each game and thanks to this from 2-2 he became the owner of the second set, to after four consecutive games, scoring the second set 6-2. Of course, to the sixth set ball and end up forcing the third and final set in this way.
The start of the third set was marked by a Fognini who wanted to command. The Italian alternated winning shots with unforced errors and the balance tipped for the Spaniard. Solid Ramos and putting the ball took advantage of those irregularities of his rival to escape until 3-0. The punishment was greater for a Fognini who saw how everything was complicated with the 0-5. Despite this, Fabio achieved two consecutive games for 2-5, although again losing his service 6-2 was Albert Ramos, the one who managed to access until the second round.
2023-07-18 19:37:07
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