The Ligurian beat the Slovenian Bedene at the tie break of the third set. The 18-year-old, after passing the qualifiers, loses to Carreno-Busta
For a good Fabio Fognini who wins in Hamburg, there is a Luca Nardi who after the exploit of the qualifiers had to surrender to an opponent, objectively, still too far ahead of him. But there is time to learn, especially if you are not even 19 years old. A blue day in chiaroscuro at the Hamburg European Open, an ATP 500 tournament on the clay courts of the Rothenbaum Tennis Stadium for the first time combined with a WTA 250. Fognini, number 61 in the international ranking, won on his debut against Slovenian Aljaz Bedene , 285 of the world, competing with the “protected classification”, with a score of 6-3 3-6 7-6 (5). A victory that the Ligurian wanted at all costs: the “Fogna” had gone a bit in difficulty after the second set and also canceled five break points for the opponent, which could have directed the game in a very different way, but then he managed to control everything well, until he took home the result at the tie break. In the round of 16, Fognini will challenge Russian Karen Khachanov, seventh seeding force and number 26 in the international ranking.
Nardi defeated
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As mentioned, however, nothing to do for Luca Nardi: the 2003 class, number 169 in the international ranking, after passing the qualifications, surrendered against the Spaniard Pablo Carreno-Busta, number 23 in the world and fourth-seeded on the board, with score of 6-2 6-1. A 63-minute match that basically had no history: understandably too much difference on the pitch, with a slam semifinalist used to these rhythms against one who played too few games at this level. Nardi, certainly a very talented young man, must improve to be truly competitive at this level, he must improve above all on the serve: against the Spaniard too few points have come from this shot. Victory, painful, for seeded # 1 Carlitos Alcaraz, who confirms that he is not going through an extraordinary moment of form: the Spaniard beat the German Kuhd 3-6 6-1 7-6 in 3 sets.
July 19, 2022 (change July 19, 2022 | 22:20)
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