the Austrian Dominic Thiem fell again in the first round of a tournament, the Geneva ATP 250surpassed by the Italian Marco Cecchinatoto advance to the second round like the Frenchman Richard Gasquetwho became the first Russian rival Daniel Medvedev, first favorite and who returned to the competition after his hernia surgery.
Thiem returned to the slopes at the end of last March after nine months away from the slopes. due to a wound in the right wrist. The one who became the third player in the world and the winner US Open in 2020 He is facing his fifth tournament of course in the Swiss tournament. However, the Vienna tennis player fell in his first match against a low -profile opponent.
He hasn’t won any games since he returned. He lost to Cecchinato, 134 in the ranking, 6-3, 6-4. It took the transalpine 94 minutes to eliminate the Austrian player, a two -time finalist at Roland Garros, which he is heading to now. Cecchinato will face Pole in the second round Kamil Majchrzak.
French veteran Richard Gasquet made his Geneva debut, beating Australian John Millman 6-3, 6-1, in eighty minutes. The Frenchman, quarterfinalist in Estoril, Marrakech and Montpellier this year, will be the first opponent of the world’s second -largest player, Russian Medvedev to return to competition after a six -week absence from the circuit to treat a hernia.
The Moscow player, finalist of Australian Open and without any title in 2022, he became number one in the world for several weeks benefiting from Novak Djokovic’s absence at the start of the season. This will be the fourth meeting between the two, the first on earth, and has a background in favor of number two in the world with two victories.
Medvedev will face the Geneva tournament in preparation for Roland Garros where Belarusian Ilya Ivashka also advanced, beating American Marcos Giron (4-6, 6-3 and 6-2) to become the Canadian’s opponent. Denis Shapovalov, third favorite.
Formerly, the Argentine Frederic Delbonis He defeated Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-4 and awaits a rival in the second leg. It was against the winner in the match between Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis and Italian Fabio Fognini.
Source: La Verdad
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