Rebeka Masarova opened the scoreboard of surprises at the US Open 2023 beating the world number 8, the Greek Maria Sakkari. This scorer was continued by another Spaniard, Roberto Carballéswho raised the bar by defeating No. 4, the Dane Holger Rune.
The Grenadian feasted on track 5 at Flushing Meadows. His rival had not liked going to a stage so far from the big stadiums, and he ironically made it known to everyone by pointing out on a map of the facility how to get to that court through social networks. “In case you find Court 5, that’s where I’m going to play my first game…” And the last of this edition.
Carballés, 30 years old and world number 63, to his own. To be a rock, as usual, to take advantage of any opportunity that came his way. And he hunted her, he beat his 20-year-old executioner at Wimbledon 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2 (2h.42 ‘), 6-3, 7-6 and 6-4.
The Spaniard, however, had already been better in the duel on the land of Córdoba 2022 (6-2 and 6-4), although Rune had not yet established himself as one of the new young people called to rule in tennis. Companion and rival from the childhood of Carlos Alcarazthe Nordic is again very far from the performance of his Murcian friend.
Image of the flirtatious Court 5 of Flushing Meadows
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Rune arrived touched, with discomfort in the lower back that already caused his withdrawal against Mackenzie McDonald at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 ATP. In Canada the week before, he had conceded outright against another American, Marcos Giron.
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Shock in the lower part of the box, where the great favorite is the Serbian Novak Djokovic. Rune, quarterfinalist at Roland Garros and Cincinnati, on the street. Carballés, crossing in the second round with the Russian Aslan Karatsev or the czech Use Lehecka.
Roberto Carballés
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2023-08-28 19:44:17
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