Face and crossed for Ruud and Fritz in Rome

Casper Ruud, number 7 of the world and a new champion in Madrid, has survived this Saturday against Kazajo Alexander Bublik.

The Norwegian, pursuing his second title of Masters 1,000 after his locker was locked in Madrid, suffered more than expected before a Bublic that, at times, felt more than Norwegian.

Especially from the first set, where he gave his service for Ruud 6-4He accelerated and surprised the Norwegian with two ‘breaks’ that put 5-1 before extending the game to the third manga with 6-4.

In that third envy, Ruud’s most compatible, managed to break Kazakh again to get 4-2 above and confirm with his service for 5-2, before closing the adjusted rivalry on his third ball ball.

In the third twist, which will come – despite the rest day he will have – with a 2 -hour match on his legs, Matteo Berrettini (30) will be measured (30)Roman player will have public support in a contest where he has not played since 2021 and where he has signed his first success in this edition, against British Jacob Fearnley.

Worse still went on things to Taylor Fritz, a favorite room, defeated her countryman Marcos Giron in two sets (7-6 (4) and 7-6 (3)).

The American, who was defeated by the 16th of Madrid, expanded his bad moments to the beaten ground, a surface where he did not produce the same level on a hard track, where his rights became a potential weapon.

He fell to an equally equal before the number 45 and decided on two ‘tie-breaks’ where he was unsuccessful. He was able to avoid the Tiebreaker in the second envy, but released a 4-0 advantage in his favor after being broken twice and won his first two services.

He was in his hand to play the rivalry in the third manga, but five consecutive games signed Giron who took the game to a tiebreaker where Fritz finally fought his knee with four services to Limbo.

To the third rotation, Giron will measure Polish Hubert HurkaczVerdugo de Pedro Martínez.