The Italian Jannik Sinner finished this sunday with the russian Alexander Shevchenko in the third round of Rome Masters 1,000 in three sets, 6-3, 6-7 (4) and 6-2, after exchanges of more than two hours. In the round of 16, the Italian idol will face the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.
The Italian, a local favorite, suffered more than expected against the world number 93, a Shevchenko who fought back from the second set.
At first there was only one dominator, although he began to feel sleepy giving up his first serve. He quickly recovered and responded with three ‘breaks’ which helped him to take the first bet with ease.
But in the second set the most aggressive and accurate facet of the Russian appeared, forcing Sinner to push himself to the maximum in a set of more than an hour that was decided in a ‘tie-break’ in which Shevchenko had two balls of the set before it is judged.
In the third, facing a real possibility of a surprise on center court, Sinner got serious, sped up and destroyed the Russian, surrendering two serves in the middle of the set that proved his defeat.
Other seeds also advanced to the round of 16, viz Casper Ruud. The Norwegian responded with a fight alexander bublikwho went down in the Masters 1,000 in Rome in the third round, after a strong second and third set by the Kazakh, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (0).
Debut the success of the tennis player raised at the Rafa Nadal Academy on Italian clay, in a tournament that has always been in his favor and where last year he reached the semifinals.
He did so with more suffering than expected against the world number 49, who battled from the second set after an initial in which Ruud was more dominant and broke the Kazakh serve twice.
Bublik reacted in the second set with forehands and took advantage of his serve, going six straight in this second match which was settled by a ‘break’ in the tenth game that put it 6-4 in his favor and extended the game. game.
The public turned on the Kazakh but failed to disturb the cold Ruud, who remained calm and did not allow himself to be intimidated. The match, very close, was decided in a decisive ‘tie-break’ where Ruud was more effective and where he used his experience in big tournaments to leave a Bublik at zero which ended up with the racket smashing against the ground. .
The Norwegian, number 4 in the world, will face the Serbian in the round of 16 Laslo Djerewho reached this round after Chilean Cristian Garín had to withdraw due to an overloaded stomach.
Results
Rome Masters 1,000
3rd round:
Djokovic (Ser/1)-Dimitrov (Bul/26) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Sinner (Ita/8)-Shevchenko (Rus) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2
A. Popyrin (Aus)-R. Safiullin (Russian) 7-5, 7-5
H. Rune (Din/7)-F. Fognini (Ita) 6-4, 6-2
C. Ruud (Nor/4)-A. Bublik (Kaz) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (0)
C. Norrie (GBR/13)-Fucsovics (Jun) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
A. Zverev (Germany/19)-D. Goffin (Bel) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
L. Djere (Being)-C. Garín (Chl) 6-3, 2-1, ab.
F. Cerúndolo (Arg/24)-Barrère (Fra) 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
2nd round:
M. Cecchinato-R. Bautista (ESP/21) 6-2, 6-2
Y. Hanfmann (Ale)-T. Fritz (USA/9) 6-4, 6-1
D. Medvedev (Rus/3)-Ruusuvuori (Fin) 6-4, 6-2
S. Tsitsipas (Gre/5)-N. Borges (For) 6-3, 6-3
L. Musetti (Ita/18)-M. Arnaldi (Ita) 6-4, 6-4
F. Tiafoe (USA/12)-Altmaier (Germany) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Marozsan (Jun)-Lehecka (Che/32) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6
Source: La Verdad
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