The Greek took seventy -one minutes Stefanos Tsitsipasthird favorite, to beat the Italian Fabio Fogni (6-3 and 6-0) in the duel to face the last two champions of Monte Carlo Masters 1,000.
The Greek, last year’s winner, defeated the transalpine, who won the trophy in 2019 –no edition in 2020 due to pandemic-, when he eventually won the nine titles his history has so far.
There was no fight in the encounter that soon made Tsitsipas unbalanced. In 2021 he achieved success without missing a set. And he has yet to lose to Fognini, whom he defeated for the fourth time.
The Greek, semi-finalist in Australian Open at Acapulco this year and finalist in rotterdam, showed rapid adaptation to the clay surface. Tsisipas ended Fognini’s journey, who in the first round beat the Frenchman in three sets Arthur Rinderknech.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, who started his fourth involvement in Monte Carlo, will play in the round of 16 against the winner of the match between the Italians. Lorenzo Sonegowho defeated Belarusian Ilya Ivashka, and Serbian Laslo Djerewho defeated American Maxime Cressy 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-2.
In addition, that day, Belgian David Goffin eliminated Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-4 and 6-3 and will face British Daniel Evans in the second round alongside Spanish Alejandro Davidovich, the executioner of number one in the world, Serbian Novak Djokovic, is on the horizon of eighth.
Source: La Verdad
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