He Paris Masters 1000 ATP It becomes a dangerous field for the best players of the season, in the world ranking. The start of this event was very bumpy, for three days many heavy hitters came home in a bad way.
In front, according to rank, Carlos Alcaraz, world number two. The Wimbledon champion was unsuccessful on his debut against the Russian Roman Safiullinon Tuesday.
Behind him, on Wednesday, No. 3, the Russian Daniel Medvedevtournament champion in 2021. He is a victim of the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrovbut also about his war with the French public, with a half-disguised comb as a farewell.
Another top-10 that didn’t make it to the third round was the American Taylor Fritz that in a stroke of bad luck he injured his stomach and had to give up his duel with the German Daniel Altmaierwhen it is played you enter the ATP Finals, which you cannot access.
This is a goal of the penultimate illustrious victim, even more distant because the Norwegian Casper Ruud He confirmed his fall this season, succumbing to the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo in the second round, in a match this Wednesday afternoon in the French capital.
The Roland Garros finalist lost 7-5 and 6-4, which will cost him not only to miss the Turin Finals, but also to lose his top-10 status. He will drop from eighth to eleventh place, no less.
And the number is not over because the third day is still going on. Of course, Novak Djokovic He closed his bruise blindfolded against the Argentine Tomas Martín Etcheverry.
Source: La Verdad
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