Stefanos Tsitsipas, fifth in the world, won 6-2, 6-4 in one hour and 16 minutes against American Tommy Paulwho has been cruel to the Spanish tennis players in this edition (he dropped, in this order, Roberto Bautista, Nadal and Pablo Carreño) and Novak Djokovic will be measured this Saturday in the semifinals of the Paris-Bercy Masterscurrent champion of the tournament and only three games left against Lorenzo Musetti, another of the tenors of the new generation.
The 6-0 and 6-3 signed by Belgrade is a serious warning to their next rival.
Another crossover will star Felix Auger-Aliassime and Holger Runewhich benefited from the withdrawal of world number one Carlos Alcaraz due to abdominal discomfort.
At the end of the second round, in the middle of a tie-break, Alcaraz, 19, was unable to withstand a retreat against rival of the same generation Rune. The discomfort in one part of the abdomen prevented him from making certain movements.
The game was complicated for the Spanish. He lost the first set (3-6) and the second 6-6 (3-1 down in the tie-break).
Withdrawing “is something I try to avoid as much as possible and I don’t see it as an option,” acknowledged the Murcian, who recalled that it was the second time he had abandoned a fight on the circuit since the 2021 United States . Open, when he had a quadriceps tear.
Low is difficult for your desires. If he wins Bercy, he guarantees the world title in 2022, a position he reached after winning the US Open in September. Now it depends on what happens at the Turin ATP Finals which starts on November 13.
The man from Palmar is not guaranteed his presence -it depends on whether he has a tear or not- and Rafa Nadal can surpass him if he manages to counter the 1,000 point deficit. An unknown also considers that the winner of 22 majors is far from his best physical and mental shape.
Meanwhile, Rune has rung the bell with his rock-solid, agile tennis and is emerging as another of the great names of Alcaraz’s generation.
The Dane, winner this year in Stockholm (hard court) and Munich (clay), will face his executioner in the Basel final less than a week ago, Auger-Aliassime, eighth in the world and Toni Nadal’s student.
The Canadian of Togolese origin went on like a shot and submitted 6-1 and 6-4 to American Frances Tiafoe, who knocked out Nadal in the last US Open.
Source: La Verdad
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