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14-05-2024 – 22:09
Rome, 14 May. (askanews) – Tommy Paul, n.16 ATP, is the man of the day at the Rome Internationals. With a sumptuous performance, the American surprisingly defeated the reigning champion of the tournament Daniil Medvedev 6-1 6-4 in 73 minutes of play, qualifying for the quarter-finals where he challenges Hubert Hurkacz (seeded no. 7), comeback victorious over Sebastian Baez on Pietrangeli. The 26-year-old from Voorhees played a perfect match, truly a rockstar solo for the way he commanded the game with aggressive all-court tennis, snatching many truly spectacular winners due to his clean impact on the ball.
In the quarter-finals Paul challenges Hubert Hurkacz, who emerged victorious from a tough battle on Pietrangeli against the Argentinian Sebastian Baez, 5-7 7-6(4) 6-4 the final score after two hours and thirty-nine minutes of play. The Pole, seventh in the IBI24 seeding, played a very lucid and consistent match, resisting the all-out pressing of the 23-year-old from Buenos Aires who in the first part of the match was good at commanding the exchanges by moving his rival laterally. Stefanos Tsitsipas is also on too strong for the Australian De Minaur. A sumptuous, almost flawless performance, which makes his odds rise as the favorite for this edition of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. 61 62 and qualification for the quarter finals where the Chilean Jarry will be waiting for him who got the better of the French qualifier Muller 7-5, 6-3 In the other round of 16 the Chinese Zhang beat in two sets 7-6, 6- 3 the Brazilian Montero. The German Zverev, number 3 seeded, beat the Portuguese Borges 6-2, 7-5. The quarter-final draw
[11] Fritz (Usa) – [3] Zverev (Ger)
[29] Tabilo (Chi) – Zhang (Chn)
[7] Hurkacz (Pol) – [14] Paul (Usa)
[6] Tsitsipas (Gree) -[21] Jarry (Who).
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