The Danish Holger Rune suffered more than expected to assert his status as the first seed and advance in the tournament Brisbane where the American said goodbye Ben Shelton and the british Andy Murraytwo-time champion, a day before the Spanish performance Rafael Nadal almost a year after his last game on the circuit.
runes He placed in the second round like the Russian Roman Safiullinexecutioner of the promising Shelton, and the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrovsecond seed, which knocked Murray out of the tournament.
Holger Rune, eighth player in the world, needed after sets to advance to a clash with local Max Purcell where he had to come back (4-6, 6-4 and 6-2). It took the Dane one hour and 42 minutes to seal his victory and meet Russian Alexander Shevchenko in the second leg of the tournament.
Shelton, 21 years old, who last year made his debut with a record victory in Tokyo, was unable to correct his clash with Safiullin winning 6-3, 6-7(5) and 6-3. The Russian will play in the next round against local Alexei Popyrin.
Murray His farewell was also premature. The winner in 2012 and 2013 sank then Dimitrov. After winning the first set, the Scot gradually declined as his rival grew. Dimitrov, ranked fourteenth in the world, came back and won 4-6, 7-5 and 6-2 in two and a quarter hours. Now a rival awaits. He will win the clash between Australian Li Tu and German Daniel Altmaier.
At the end of the first round half, the action will take place on Tuesday Rafael Nadal, one of the event claims. For the second time, seven years later, the Spaniard will play in the individual tournament in Brisbane. It will be the starting point for the twenty-two Grand Slam winners who will return almost a season after injury inactivity at the Australian Open. He will face the Austrian Dominic Thiem.
Source: La Verdad
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