Bautista, Davidovich and Munar advance to the third round
Nuria Párrizas, eliminated by Kudermetova
MADRID, 29 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis player Roberto Carballés lost (6-7(6), 7-5, 6-0) to the German Alexander Zverev in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open, the first ‘marathon’ until late hours in the capital, where they gave a more happened this Friday Roberto Bautista, Alejandro Davidovich and Jaume Munar.
Around 1:30 in the morning, Carballés knelt before a Zverev who looks strong in the Spanish capital, where he is a double champion, in search of his best version after the serious injury suffered last year at Roland Garros. On the way to Paris, the former number two in the world begins to be fearsome, aspiring for the triplet in Madrid.
Carballés, champion in Marrakech a few weeks ago, left a recital in the first set, which was scored in sudden death despite having two other options beforehand. The canary broke to make it 4-3 and serve in the second set, but Zverev held on to the Manolo Santana’s ground to force the third set.
There, the requirement of three hours began to be noticed in a Carballés attended by the physio after a resounding 3-0 from the German. Without a reaction or a whole length, the local player gave in to a Zverev who, from less to more, debuted strongly in the fourth Masters 1,000 of the season to meet the French Hugo Grenier. In the round of 16 the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz could be measured.
The comeback of the Murcian against the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori (2-6, 6-4, 6-2) this Friday was accompanied by other good national options for the third round. Bautista took a necessary joy against the French Quentin Halys (4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3), who got him out of Estoril in his debut and was close to him also playing it in Madrid. The man from Castellón came back from a first set down, badly with his starting service although he also had his break option.
Bautista clung to Track 3 of the Caja Mágica, with the encouragement of his fans, to reach a sudden death in which he was far superior. With the match very even, the Spaniard scored the victory over the rest to avoid another upset in 2023. Bautista will try to confirm his step forward against the Russian Karen Khachanov.
Meanwhile, Davidovich surpassed his debut with a fratricidal duel against Albert Ramos, who scored the Malaga with a 6-3, 6-4. ‘Foki’ had to sweat more than the score indicated, as his second match in the capital will also be demanding against the Danish Holger Rune, who avoided defeat against the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (6-1, 4-6, 7- 6(9)).
On the other hand, Munar advanced with the withdrawal in the second set, after losing the first 7-6(3), to the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor. The Italian Matteo Arnaldi will be the rival of the Balearic Islands for a place in the round of 16. In addition, in the WTA draw, Nuria Párrizas was close to surprising the Russian Veronika Kudermetova, but she said goodbye in a bad third set (3-6, 6-4, 2-6).