MADRID, 15 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis players Roberto Bautista and Alejandro Davidovich were eliminated this Tuesday in the tournament in Rotterdam (Netherlands), as was Fernando Verdasco in Delray Beach (United States), while Roberto Carballés, at the expense of Albert Ramos, did surpass his debut in Buenos Aires.
On the indoor hard court in Rotterdam there was no good news with the eliminations of Bautista and Davidovich, although both fell before two of the favorites for the title. The man from Castellón was unable to beat the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, fifth seed, after a tough match of more than three hours decided in three sets by 7-5, 6-7(7), 7-6(4) and where he saved three match points before forcing the third and final set.
For his part, the man from Malaga faced a tough rival like the Russian Daniil Medvedev, former number one in the world and sixth favorite, who came from behind to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 after a match where after winning the first set, he paid for his lack of solidity on the serve, reflected in six of his eight ‘breaks’ conceded.
In addition, on the outdoor hard court of Delray Beach, veteran Fernando Verdasco, graced with an wild card, also failed to advance to the second round, losing to Moldovan Radu Albot in a tight match decided 7-6(3), 7-6(1), although he had 5-4 and set point with his serve in the first quarter and a 2-0 lead in the second.
Finally, the only joy of the day occurred on the clay of Buenos Aires with Roberto Carballés, although at the expense of another Spaniard like Albert Ramos, eighth seed. The man from Tenerife took the duel against the Barcelona player 7-5, 6-4 and met the Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry.