MADRID, 10 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis players Carlos Taberner and Martín Landaluce could not give the first joys of the ‘Armada’ present at the Gijón Open, a tournament belonging to the ATP and which is played on an indoor hard court, after being eliminated this Monday in the first round.
The tournament from Gijón premiered its official draw this Monday with the presence of the Valencian and the Madrid player, junior champion of the United States Open, and the debut of the Austrian Dominic Thiem as great claims, although the two local players could not give the first joy.
Taberner was unable to take advantage of his second chance, as he had entered the final table as a ‘lucky loser’, but he clearly fell to the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, who had just been a quarter-finalist in Tel Aviv (Israel) and Metz (France) and who won by a double 6-3. The Frenchman relied on his service (13 ‘aces’) to cement a victory in a duel where the Spaniard did not have a single opportunity to break.
For his part, the young Landaluce, one of the ‘guests’ of the tournament along with the Scotsman Andy Murray and the veteran Feliciano López, could not overcome his debut against the American Tommy Paul, fifth seeded and who did not give him options with a convincing 6-3, 6-0 in what was the first game on the professional circuit of the Madrilenian
In addition, the day also brought the debut of the Austrian Dominic Thiem, winner of the US Open in 2020 and former number three in the world. The Central European, who is still looking for his best level to return among the best, was overwhelming and with a clear 6-2, 6-0 he got rid of the Portuguese Joao Sousa in just over an hour.
On the other hand, in the tournament in Florence (Italy), also on an indoor hard court, there was good news with the qualification for the second round of Roberto Carballés from Tenerife, who will face the Italian Matteo Berrettini, second seeded , after easily beating Colombian Daniel Elahi Galán (6-2, 6-1).