Rublev and Fritz Survive Tough Battles, Sinner Falls Short

Rublev and Fritz at the finish, Sinner without forcing

The first collapsed to the ground with joy, the second dropped his racket in relief. Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz will be there for the second round but it was tough!

Strong and efficient to win the first two rounds, the world No. 5 had a big scare against the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild. Already defeating Danill Medvedev in five sets when he entered the fray at Roland-Garros 2023, the Brazilian almost did it again against the recent winner of the Hong Kong tournament. “In the fifth inning, at least once or twice in every game, I thought about what happened to Daniil, confirmed the winner. I was completely panicked.” But despite 7 unconverted break points in the final set and a false start in the super tie-break (he was trailing 1-4), he won 9 of the last 11 points to win at the end of the suspense (7/5, 6/4, 3/6, 4/6, 7/6(6) in 3h42).

An equally difficult start for the American, seeded n°12, led a set to nothing then two sets to one. Reduced by a sprained ankle during the match, he finally escaped the trap set by the Argentinian Facundo Diaz Acosta after 4h03 of struggle (4/6, 6/3, 3/6, 6/2, 6/ 4).

2024-01-14 15:42:14
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