The Russian Andrey Rublev established his status as early favorite at the Basel tournament where the Swiss also advanced Stanislas Wawrinkabuilt, after surpassing the French Adrian Mannarinothe oldest player to win a match in the competition.
The 39-year-old tennis player from Lausanne beat Mannarino, whom he had beaten on three occasions, 6-3, 3-6 and 7-5, to wrest the winner’s honor from his compatriot Roger Federer.
Twenty-one years after its first appearance in Basel Stanislas Wawrinka He extended his presence at the event and reaffirmed the good moment he was going through. After reaching the semifinals in Stockholm, Wawrinka won the tournament and awaits the American in the second round. Ben Shelton.
The first favorite, Andrey Rublev, went through the draw, leaving the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the tournament (7-6, 6-1). The Russian will be the opponent in the quarterfinals of the winner of the match between Wawrinka and Shelton. The Muscovite, seventh in the world, took only 75 minutes to defeat the South American who has not achieved more than three consecutive victories in recent matches.
The day ended with the victory of another veteran, the Belgian David Goffin who left the tournament without his fifth seed, where he came back 3-6, 6-1 and 7-6(7), in two and a half hours. Goffin will play in the quarterfinals against the winner of the match between the Danes Holger Runefinalist in 2022, and fourth seed, and the Swiss- Dominic Stricker.
Source: La Verdad
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