Medvedev and Bautista continued to advance in Beijing

Daniil Medvedev advanced to the second round of the 2024 China Open after beating Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4 in a match played on the Lotus secondary court at the Beijing tennis complex.

With this victory, the Russian, fifth in the world and third seed in the tournament, He defeated Monfils, 38, in a fight that was decided in 1 hour and 32 minutes.

The first set was marked by long exchanges, in which both players sought to provoke errors from their rivals.

Medvedev showed the resilience of the rest, scoring 12 points on the Frenchman’s first serve, and took the first set 6-3, after breaking Monfils’ serve twice.

In the second round, Monfils, supported by a lively crowd, tried to react, taking advantage of several mistakes by Medvedev to recover.

However, the Russian’s stability on serve and his ability to keep the pressure on at key moments was decisive in closing out the set 6-4 and advancing to the next round.

Both players are tied in their previous matches with two wins for eachand this fight served to break the tie in favor of Medvedev.

In the second round, Medvedev will face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino (n.44), who defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego in three sets.

He also debuted with success Roberto Bautista. The one from Castellón defeated Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 6-4 and will face Czech Jiri Lehecka in the round of 16.

Rinderknech (n.60) achieved five flawless service gamesleaving it blank and confusing the rest of the Baptist.

However, the Spaniard made the most of the few break opportunities he had to make the difference.

In the first set, Bautista was solid in key moments, breaking Rinderknech’s serve and maintaining control of the score to close it out at 6-3.

For its part, the second round was contested, with both players maintaining their services, until the player from Castellón, always helpful, took advantage of the only break opportunity he had.

Despite pressure from the French, Bautista held his ground and was able to close out the set 6-4, securing his spot in the next round.

Baptist He will face Czech Jiri Lehecka (no.37) in the second round, who defeated Pedro Martínez 6-3, 6-4.

For his part, Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo defeated Czech Jakub Mensik 7-6(4) and 6-1 in an hour and 40 minutes of play played on the Brad Drewett secondary court at the Beijing complex.

Cerúndolo, 26 years old and number 31 in the world, knows how to control the match against Mensik, who is making his debut in the Chinese tournament.

While Mensik, 19, showed power on his serve, Cerúndolo’s return and more effective serving made the difference. Both tennis players met for the first time on the professional circuit.

The first set was very even, with both players holding serve until Cerúndolo took advantage of three double faults from Mensik to break and go up 6-5.

Although the Czech fought back and forced a tie break, the Argentine held on firmly, taking the opening set 7-6(4).

In the second set, Cerúndolo gave Mensik no options. With a solid serve and more precision in his shots, the Argentine dominated the set, securing key games and closing out the set 6-1 to seal his pass to the second round of the tournament, where the winner of the duel between Russian Karen awaits Khachanov and Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena.

The China Open, ATP 500 category, has the presence of other figures such as the current champion and world number one, the Italian Jannik Sinner, who has already qualified for the next round, in addition to the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (n .3) and the Russian Andrey Rublev (n.6), who will debut this Friday as the second and fourth seeds, respectively.