the swiss Stan Wawrinka gave a surprise to Rome Masters 1,000 by beating the American in three sets Reilly Opelka (3-6, 7-5 and 6-2)which started as a favorite.
The Swiss recovered from the first set agreed and was able to restore the score to reach the second round of the tournament in the Italian capital. It was enough for Opelka to destroy Wawrinka’s service once to get ahead on the scoreboard, but she couldn’t stop the attacks of the world’s 361st now in the second and third sets where equality reigned.
In fact, the American took the lead in the second set and seemed to have put the fight on the right track at 4-2, but Wawrinka released his best shots and took the set.
In the final match, Opelka fell when he lost his serve and fell 2-4, something the Swiss tennis player took advantage of to be sentenced to another service break and certify the pass in the second round.
Wawrinka’s rival will emerge from the Serbian clash Laslo Djere and Croatian Borna Coric.
Source: La Verdad
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