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ATP Masters 1000 – Monte Carlo Masters
ATP Masters 1000 – Monte Carlo Masters
ATP Masters 1000 – Monte Carlo Masters
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Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Monte Carlo Masters – Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France – April 13, 2022 American Sebastian Korda celebrates with his second-round victory against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz Garvia Reuters/Denis Balibos
Monte Carlo, April 14 (BNA): World number three Alexander Zverev beat Federico Delbonis 6-1 7-5 in Monte Carlo on Wednesday to reach the last 16 of the Masters Tournament, after the top seed Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime were eliminated. .
Zverev, presented to the court as the top-ranked player remaining in the tournament, lost the first four points of the match but got past the first set in just over 20 minutes and lost just three on serve, Reuters reported.
Tested by Delbonis in the second, the 24-year-old came back from a 2-4 delay and won the next 11 points to move through a victory match before converting his third match point.
“It’s not bad for the surface change after Miami, you have to take that into account a little bit. I’m happy with the win,” said Zverev, who lost to Norway’s Casper Ruud in the hard-court quarter-final. .
And the German’s best performance in the emirate’s championship was 2018 when he reached the semi-finals, while he was eliminated last year in the third round.
“I know I have to play better,” Zverev added. “This is the only Masters tournament I have not won on clay. I am very excited to do this and hope to be able to show it in court this week.
Earlier, unseeded American Sebastian Korda perfected the weather conditions to bring down world number 11 Alcaraz 7-6 (2) 6-7 (5) 6-3 in an entertaining battle that lasted more than three hours, as both players struggled for rhythm.
“After losing to a Spaniard at Indian Wells and giving it to her, it was good to get a victory today,” said 21-year-old Korda, who propelled Rafa Nadal into the third set tiebreak in California. “It was a crazy match!”
Korda will face fellow Indian Wells winner Taylor Fritz after beating former US Open champion Marin Cilic 6-3 4-6 6-4, while Zverev will face Pablo Carreno Busta, who advanced after Alexander Bublik retired in the third set.
Alcaraz followed Miami Open champion Novak Djokovic out of the tournament and was joined by Auger Aliassime as the ninth seed fell to the Canadian world 6-2 7-6 (2) to Lorenzo Musset in front of a raucous crowd.
Andrei Rublev, who reached the final last year, beat Alex de Minaur 2-6 6-1 6-4, while fourth seed Ruud beat Holger Ron 7-6 (5) 7-5, and Yannick Sener overtook Finnish qualifier Emil Rossovoori. 7-5 6. 3 in other matches of the second round.