the Spanish tennis player James Munar defeated his countryman on Tuesday Barnabas Zapataby 6-3, 3-6 and 7-5, in the first round of the Open of Gstaad (Switzerland)in clay.
The fifth duel between the two tennis players was the fourth victory for Balearic Munar, 25 years old and 63 ATP, who made the first set of his own thanks to two service breaks by Valencian Zapata (n.81 ATP).
In the second, on the other hand, there was more equality, with three service breaks by Zapata, who only once lost his own chance and forced a decisive third round.
In it, Zapata began to dominate (3-0), but came the reaction of a Munar who was able to recover to the level (3-3). Mallorca’s new serving defeat in the eighth game, allowed Valencian to serve to win the match.
But he did not confirm his advantage and caught up with a Munar who won the next four games and, with it, the fight.
Munar will face the Swiss in the round of 16 alexander ritschardwho defeated Portuguese João Sousa, by a double 6-3.
For his part, the Austrian Dominic Thiem on Tuesday extended his set-up to his return to the circuit after several months out due to injury and took a step forward to a busy victory against the French Hugo Gastonseventh favorite, in the Gstaad tournament (Switzerland).
The Viennese player, champion of the US Open in 2020, has made a comeback to live in the competition he won in 2015.
He defeated Gaston 1-6, 6-1 and 7-6 (7) after more than two and a half hours of play to meet the Argentine Frederic Delbonis in the second leg of the tournament.
Thiem reached the quarterfinals last week in Bastad. The Austrian accumulates minutes, with seventeen titles on his resume.
Like Dominik Thiem, Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas advanced his fight, from the previous period, surprising Italian Lorenzo Sonego (7-6 (5) and 6-2) and becoming Spanish rival Roberto Bautista, third leader of the series. .
Frenchman Benoit Paire led Swedish classification Elias Ymer, who won 6-2 and 2-0 at the time of his rival’s withdrawal. The Scandinavian will play against Spaniard Pedro Martínez, seeded fifth.
Richard Gasquet, who eliminated Roberto Carballés (7-5 and 6-4), met Italian Matteo Berrettini, second favorite and champion in 2019.
Source: La Verdad
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