He Spanish tennis was left without representatives in the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 after the defeat of Roberto Bautista against Hubert Hurkacz in a tight match (7-5 and 7-6).
He Pole broke the Spaniard’s serve in the eleventh game of the first set which was won 7-5. In a second, Bautista He broke to go up 2-0 but then lost serve in the next game. The tie-break was reached where Hurkacz closed the match on his second match point.
Rublev will not repeat the title
Andrey Rublevwho in 2023 conquered the land of Monte Carlo, was eliminated in the second round of the current edition by the Australian Alexei Popyrinby 6-4 and 6-4.
Rublevsixth seed, did not lift the bad streak he has been going through in the last month in the Principality, after losing in the round of 32 at Indian Wells against the Czech Jiri Lehecka and in his debut in Miami against Tomas Machac, of the same nationality.
He Popyrin’s next rival in this Masters 1,000 will be his compatriot Alex de Miñaur, eleventh seed, who defeated the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor, 2-6, 6-2 and 6-3.
Jannik Sinner arrola a Korda
Jannik Sinner He qualified for the round of 16 with an unappealable victory over the American Sebastien Korda, 6-1 and 6-2. The Italian only lost five points in the entire match when he was on serve. His next rival will be the German Jan-Lennard Struff, whom he already defeated recently, in the round of 32 at Indian Wells, 6-3, 6-4.
The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas He passed over the Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry. He won 6-1 and 6-0, in one hour of play. His next rival will be the German Alexander Zverev.
For its part, Daniil Medvedev beat Frenchman Gael Monfils, a guest of the tournament, 6-2, 6-4. Now she will face Karen Kachanov, who left the Argentine Fernando Cerúndolo out of the tournament, very irregular with his serve and with many unforced errors (14), by 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3. The Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who entered the draw due to the loss of the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, eliminated the Canadian Felix Augher-Aliassime 6-4 and 7-5.
2024-04-10 15:05:05
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