ATP roundup: Top seeds Andrey
Rublev, Casper Ruud upset in Sweden
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[July 18, 2024]
No. 1 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia and No. 2 seed Casper Ruud
of Norway were both sent packing in the second round of the Nordea
Open on Wednesday in Bastad, Sweden.
Thiago Agustin Tirante of Argentina -- the No. 121-ranked player in
the world -- prevailed in three sets over World No. 8 Rublev, 7-6
(5), 3-6, 6-4. Winning the first-set tiebreaker was key for Tirante,
as Rublev finished the match with a 101-98 edge in total points.
Tirante broke Rublev's serve in the third game of the third set and
sailed from there.
Brazil's Thiago Monteiro, ranked 85th in the world, upset World No.
9 Ruud 6-3, 6-3. Ruud had more aces (7-2) but forced only one break
point and didn't convert. Monteiro was 3 of 6 on break-point
conversions and fired more winners, 32-19.
Croatian qualifier Duje Ajdukovic knocked off eighth-seeded Pavel
Kotov of Russia 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3, and Spain's Roberto Carballes
Baena also went three sets to eliminate Kazakhstan qualifier Denis
Yevseyev 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Hamburg Open
A lingering knee injury didn't prevent defending champion Alexander
Zverev from cruising past Jesper de Jong 6-2, 6-2 in the opening
round in Germany.
Playing in his home country, top-seeded Zverev has a bone edema and
tear in the capsule in his left knee resulting from a fall in a
third-round win over Cameron Norrie at Wimbledon.
Zverev, ranked No. 4 in the world, did not face a break point,
converted 4 of 5 break-point opportunities and had far more winners
(29-6) against de Jong of the Netherlands.
Third-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina rallied past Serbia's Dusan
Lajovic 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; fourth-seeded Francisco Cerundolo of
Argentina crushed German wild card Maximilian Marterer 6-0, 6-2 in
68 minutes; seventh-seeded Luciano Darderi of Italy topped
Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; and Spain's Pedro
Martinez beat French qualifier Ugo Blanchet 6-4, 0-6, 7-5.
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Swiss Open Gstaad
Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece saved all five break points in
defeating Hamad Medjedovic of Serbia 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the second
round in Switzerland.
Tsitsipas powered 11 aces and won 13 of 18 (72.2 percent) net
points, to 5 of 15 (33.3 percent) for Medjedovic.
Fourth-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina
was a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 winner over Botic van de Zandschulp of the
Netherlands; fifth-seeded Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany won a battle
with Switzerland's Leandro Riedi 7-6 (6), 7-6 (1); and
seventh-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy rallied past Peruvian
qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
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Infosys Hall of Fame Open
Reilly Opelka fired 19 aces to just one double fault in upsetting
top seed Adrian Mannarino of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the second
round in Newport, R.I.
The 6-foot-11 American wild card recorded more winners (37-12) with
a maximum service speed of 141 mph. Each player converted two break
points.
Opelka, who's been ranked as high as No. 17 in the world, is now
ranked 1,188th amid his comeback following a two-year absence due to
hip surgery and two wrist injuries.
No. 3 seed Alex Michelsen ousted fellow American Maxime Cressy 6-4,
6-4; No. 6 seed Aleksandar Vukic of Australia beat American Eliot
Spizzirri 6-2, 7-6 (3); American Aleksandar Kovacevic upset
seventh-seeded Arthur Rinderknech of France 6-3, 3-6, 7-5; and
American Mackenzie McDonald beat British qualifier Billy Harris 6-3,
6-4.
--Field Level Media
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