Spanish plenary session with victories for Davidovich, Ramos and Bautista

After a tough day for the Spaniards of the Mutua Madrid Open men's team on Monday, with defeats of Pedro Martínez, Carlos Taberner, Pablo Andújar, Fernando Verdasco and Pablo Carreño, and a single victory, that of Carlos Alcaraz, on Tuesday I smile at the Navy with a plenary session by Alejandro Davidovich, Albert Ramos and Roberto Bautista.

Alejandro Davidovich, who was a bit saddened in recent times by some victory that escaped him due to withdrawal or just bad luck, there was a joy more than for the triumph before Pierre-Hugues Herbert, by the way to get it. The man from Malaga did not lose faith and prevailed in a match that needed three tie-breaks to settle and in which he began with a break behind in the third set and with a 4-1 loss in the final tie-break. In the end he won by 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) and 7-6 (4) and will face in the second round this Wednesday at 11:00 (Teledeporte and Movistar) in the Manolo Santana against Russian Daniil Medvedev, second favorite.

Davidovich did not know as a rival Herbert, a 30-year-old Frenchman and 85th in the world, best known for his successes as a doubles player with his compatriot Nicolas Mahut, with whom he has won 17 of his 19 titles, four of them Grand Slam. For some time now, the Frenchman tries to prosper alone and is usually a very uncomfortable opponent, especially on land. In addition, he is a gentleman on the track. Alejandro suffered it and enjoyed it at the same time, who was only able to take advantage of two of the 11 break options he had. Fortunately, they helped him escape defeat in a third set in which he even had a 4-3 situation and served that he did not take advantage of. That is why it had to be played in a third tiebreaker that started erratically and ended in a big way, with a 6-0 run.

The victory places him in 48th place in the ranking, the best of his career. He said that he enjoyed it because in one set of the game, the Spanish had a roll and ended up covered in clay. Well, Herbert wiped his back with a towel. Chapeau. “The physios of the ATP make jokes to me, what, you did not fall. I could not stand up when I was falling, but I have not given much importance. I like to throw myself and that is how I prepare myself for when I play on grass, “joked Álex, who despite the mishap says that he is” physically very well. “That Monte Carlo injury was more due to tension than anything else. We have prepared him well physically and mentally. ” “With Medvedev I trained indoors, he is very aggressive and fails little, but we are on the ground, at home and I am very motivated”he explained about his next opponent.

Ramos gets used to winning

Albert Ramos, champion of the ATP 250 of Estoril last Sunday, does not want to stop winning on clay and this Tuesday he won his 17th victory on that surface, which keeps him as the leader of the season. He did it again in three sets (11-5 is his mark in 2021) and against a tough opponent, the 23-year-old American and 30th in the world Taylor Fritz: 7-5, 5-7 and 6-4 in 2:29. Another physical beating for the Catalan of iron, which is sweet and He will face this Wednesday not before 2:00 p.m. in the second round and with good prospects against Argentine Delbonis, who eliminated Carreño on Monday against all odds and despite losing by a set to zero and 4-0 in the second. Ramos remains intractable with the drive and defends himself on his serves. Against the American he saved eight of the ten break balls he had against. In that section he was right, because he took advantage of the three he had. Ramos rises to position 36 in the ranking.

“Delbonis is a very uncomfortable opponent for me. I have played several times with him including in 2012 here and he beat me. It will be a difficult opponent. I'm not good at it, but I'm going to try to win, “said Ramos. “I'm tired. When you win a tournament you relax a little. You already sleep little the day you travel and playing two days later is difficult due to fatigue and relaxation. That is why it was important to have won this match. The easy thing is to relax and the difficult thing to do well and win, “he stressed. “I am very happy to play with an audience like in Marbella and Barcelona. It changes a lot and it is very difficult to play without an audience”, he acknowledged.

Bautista knows how to suffer before Cecchinato

Roberto Bautista, ninth seed of the tournament, had a difficult debut against a dangerous gravel specialist such as Marco Cecchinato. The man from Castellón was able to close the match in two sets, but life got complicated and he needed a third long sleeve to go to the second round: 6-2, 6-7 (3) and 7-5 in 2h: 29. He will face the American John Isner this Wednesday around 5:00 p.m. at the Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Bautista won the first set with authority and had up to three match points at 6-5 and served after breaking the Italian's, causing him annoyance that led him to throw a ball over the retractable roof of the center. Good drive. But he did not take advantage of them and in the tiebreaker he disconnected. He had no choice but to row and again had a serve to win that he could not control. The drama continued with a fierce rival that one remembers for that sounded victory of his against Djokovic at Roland Garros 2018. It seemed predestined that the victory of the Castellón would come to the rest and it did. In the twelfth game he achieved the final break and was able to raise his arms in victory, after executing a volley close to the sensational net, which he celebrated with rage.

“I was angry. Fucking. The game balls have gone very quickly. When there is tension in Madrid it affects you a little more. The good thing is that I have continued to want to win and from losing the second set I have managed to overcome those bad thoughts of 'shit in the sea' and win the match, “said Rober in great detail.

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