Friday’s Beijing tournament got off to a good start for the top seeds. Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev sealed their place in the morning’s second roundalthough with a different sensation.
The Russian, second seed, overcame a tough nut to crack, the American Tommy Paul, who was stunned. for Medvedev’s tennis which still seems to be in top form after reaching the final at the last US Open. In the end, 6-2, 6-1 in 1 hour and 20 minutes to advance to the round of 16, where they will face Australian Alex de Miñaur.
Holger Rune also advanced on the fast track. The Dane, coming from a small crisis of results in the American tour, He found no rival in Felix Auger-Alliassime, whom he defeated 6-4, 6-4. The Canadian is still a long way from the level that took him to the Top 10 in 2022 and has never once delivered the feeling of being able to turn the score around.
Rune will now face Grigor Dimitrovwho beat Mackenzie McDonald 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-1.
The one who suffered, and beautifully, was Jannik Sinner. The Italian, Carlos Alcaraz’s likely opponent in the semifinals, needed three sets and nearly three hours to knock Britain’s Dan Evans (6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3) out of the competition.
Everything seemed to go well for Sinner after winning the first set (6-4) and taking the lead in the second, but then he began to weaken and allowed his rival to enter the game. Evans did not waste the opportunity and took the second set in a tiebreak (6-7), forcing the Italian to once again show his best level to keep himself out of serious trouble.
He also suffered Andrey Rublev, who had to return to his match with Cameron Norrie (4-6, 6-1, 6-4).
Source: La Verdad
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