the greek Stefanos Tsitsipasthe first seed and world number 3, survived a tense first set on Tuesday to defeat the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori and reached the round of 16 of the tournament ATP 500 in Rotterdam (Netherlands).
Titsipas was on the ropes in the first round, with the Finn coming to dominate 2-4 to finish it off with a score of 7-5. In the second, the Greek imposed his talent to close the duel to a 6-1 after one hour and 33 minutes.
The Athenian will now play against the winner of Wednesday’s match between the French Benjamin Bonzi and the italian Jannik Sinner.
Previously, the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassimedefender of the title, defeated the Italian 6-2 and 6-3 without much difficulty and after one hour and 22 minutes Lorenzo Sonegowhich he won in the first and only previous confrontation between the two, at Hamburg (Germany)) in 2020. The world number 8 will play in the round of 16 against the French Gregoire Barrère.
The Polish Hubert Hurkacz took three hours to clear Roberto Bautista by 7-5, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (4). The Spaniard had won the first three meetings between the two, but this time the fifth seed in Rotterdam saved six of the nine break points he faced to advance.
Besides, Alexander Zverev, the eighth seed and continuing to improve after an ankle injury sidelined him late last season, defeated South Korea’s Soonwoo Kwon 6-4, 7-6 (4) with 10 aces. The German will play for a place in the quarterfinals against the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, which surpassed the swedish mikael ymer of 7-6(7), 7-5.
Source: La Verdad
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