Masters 1,000 | Solid premiere of Carreño

Pablo Carreño demonstrated this Saturday in New York that the good form he showed in the post-confinement exhibition matches helps him compete in official matches such as the one he won against the dangerous Dusan Lajovic at its premiere in the Western & Southern Open, the tournament with which ATP tennis returns. The gijonés, from less to more, won 7-5 and 6-1 to the Serbian and It will be measured in the second round with the Russian Khachanov or the Kazakh Bublik.

The first set was taken by Carreño after recovering from a disadvantage and sentencing in the twelfth game. With patience, he lowered the fumes to a Lajovic who had started out strong and aggressive, especially with his one-handed backhand. From there The best Pablo was seen: fast, accurate, with good serves to dominate the game with his drive. In fact, from 3-2 against the first round until the end, the Spaniard endorsed his rival with a partial 11-3.

In the second set, Carreño broke Lajovic's serve in the third game and did not let him do anything else. Solid start of Spanish in the first tournament of the return of men's tennis. Now he will have to endorse his good moment against a contender who will surely be a great server in a tournament that is not bad for him. Last year he came from the previous round of 16 and lost to Djokovic, and in 2018 he reached the quarters, in which he lost against Cilic. The picture is open by some important absences and forces, quite even.