The Spanish Alexander Davidovich he fell in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open to the lowest, in the tiebreaker of the third set, of 6-4, 4-6 and 7-6 (5) against the Pole Hubert Hurkaczwhich proved its place in the round of 16.
Hurkacz, 14th in the world, kept fifteen places above Davidovich, the tennis player from Malaga from surpassing his best performance in Madrid, although within two and a half hours he had options. do this.
The match was cut short to cover the court when, after 39 minutes of play, Pole led 4-3. Davidovich then had four chances to break his rival’s serve, without converting.
After restarting, The equalizer lasted until, with 5-4 and his service to tie, the Spaniard put Hurkacz on a plate with two long balls and an unconvincing drop shot.
A cry of anger came from the throat of the Malaga tennis player as he broke his opponent’s serve and, in five consecutive games, he escaped 5-1 in the second set.
Hurkacz had already lost to him-although he had lost two more-and he knew how to hurt him, and with timely dropshots and shots in the corners he was able to cut him to 5-4, but in the end it was the third. set that reigned.
Strengthening himself and soliciting public support, Davidovich won an early loan and brought the game to 6-6. In the tie-break game the finalist of the last tournament in Monte Carlo was just ahead with 3-4. Four of the last five points went to the Pole.
Hurkacz, winner of the Miami Masters 1,000 in 2021, will face the Serbian in the round of 16 Dusan Lajović.
Source: La Verdad
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