ATP roundup: Top seed Daniel Evans falls in Sardegna Open

[April 09, 2021]    Top-seeded Daniel Evans of England fell in three sets to Italian Lorenzo Musetti on the clay courts of the Sardegna Open on Thursday in Cagliari, Italy.

Daniel Evans of Great Britain hits a backhand against Frances Tiafoe of the United States (not pictured) in the second round in the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Musetti won 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (8).

Australian and No. 6 seed John Millman was also upset, losing 6-3, 6-3 to Laslo Djere of Serbia.

Third-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of Italy defeated Gilles Simon of France in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. Also, Germany's Yannick Hanfmann defeated Marco Cecchinato of Italy 7-5, 6-1.

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Third-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Italy's Gianluca Mager in Marbella, Spain.

In other action, Carlos Alcaraz needed three sets to upset fellow Spanish countryman Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Spaniard Jaume Munar defeated Italy's Fabio Fognini, the No. 2 seed, 6-2, 6-1, and Ilya Ivashka upset No. 5 seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain, 6-1, 6-3.

--Field Level Media

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