Davidovich surrenders to Kyrgios

The Spanish Alexander Davidovichnumber 37 in the world ranking, fell this Tuesday in the first round of Cincinnati Masters 1,000 against the Australians Nick Kyrgios (n.28) of 7-5 and 6-4.

In the middle court Lindner Family Tennis Center from Cincinnati and in an atmosphere more favorable to Kyrgios, Davidovich was the star of a tough match, but the Australian controlled him and sealed his victory in an hour and a half.

And that Davidovich, this year’s finalist in Monte Carlo, started the match with conviction, holding his turns to serve with authority and with three break chances.

Kyrgios, one of the circuit’s best service specialists, was able to break out of the delicate moments and earned the only break in the first set at 5-5 in the light, opening the way for him at 7-5 that the shock is unbalanced.

The 27-year-old Australian snapped a nine-game winning streak last week in Montreal, including the title in Washington, but on Tuesday he confirmed himself as unstoppable in the opening tournaments, if where he won eleven times out of eleven. this year.

The finalist of the last tournament of Wimbledonwhere he surrendered to the Serbian Novak Djokovicachieved a break in the opening game of the second set and despite the fact that Davidovich gave it right back to him, he got another one out at 2-2 in the light to open his way to the round pass.

There were moments of fantastic tennis until the end. In particular, both players were the protagonists of excellent volley games to protect the net, which prompted repeated cheers from the spectators.

The Australian won the match 6-4 and met in the second round with the American Taylor Fritzwho authoritatively defeated, by double 6-1, the Argentine Sebastian Baez.