the russian Andrey Rublev defeated Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman on Monday to qualify for the round of 16 of the Vienna Open, and did so easily and in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1.
The Argentine, who has suffered a six-game losing streak, is no match for Rublev, who just won the Gijón Open and who. He didn’t give Schwartzman a chance with his aggressive tennis, taking the initiative and showing character in Vienna.
The shots of the Russian player, one of the favorites of the tournament, were unattainable for the Argentine, and he lost only one point in the second set, which paved the way for him to a comfortable 6-1 against a Schwartzman who ended . not hanging.
Taylor Fritz is also in the second roundeighth seed, who took another step towards the ATP Finals on Monday with a comeback win over Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.
Fritz was within two points of losing in the second set tiebreak and trailed 1-3 in the third. before winning the last five games of the match to win 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7), 6-3 in two hours and 45 minutes.
With this victory, Fritz added 2,910 points in the ‘Race To Turin’ and was 315 behind seventh placethe Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who is playing this week in Basel (Switzerland).
Fritz is aiming to go to the Pala Alpitour in Turin from November 13 to 20. Rafa Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic have already qualified.
The American Austrian Jurij Rodionov or Canadian Denis Shapovalov will meet in the round of 16 in Vienna.
Furthermore, the Russian Karen Khachanov beat American JJ Wolf 7-6 (4), 7-5while Cincinnati champion Borna Coric beat Frenchman Quentin Halys 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Khachanov will face the German Oscar Otte or the British Daniel Evanswhile Coric will face second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or Austrian wild card Dennis Novak.
ATP 500 Vienna
First round
Francisco Cerundolo d. Filip Misolic 6-3, 6-3
Andrey Rublev d. Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-1
Karen Khachanov d. Jeffrey Wolf 7-6 (4), 7-5
Taylor Fritz d. Yoshihito Nishioka 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7), 6-3
Borna Coric d. Quentin Halys 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Source: La Verdad
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