ATP Astana: Goffin shocks Alcaraz, Tsitsipas certainly continues
US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz failed in round one at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Astana due to David Goffin . Stefanos Tsitsipas, on the other hand, had no problems at the start.
by tennisnet.com
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Oct 04, 2022, 01:17 pm
This is how you do it as a lucky loser: David Goffin, who slipped into the tableau of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Astana for Holger Rune, although he had actually failed in qualifying, took his chance in round one against the US Open -Champion Carlos Alcaraz and made it into the round of 16 with a score of 6:3 and 7:5. There Goffin meets Adrian Mannarino, who already won against Stan Wawrinka on Monday.
Alcaraz traveled to Valencia right after the last major of the year to make his debut for the Spanish national team. But the world number one had already looked tired at the Davis Cup. Understandable after the exhausting weeks in New York.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas, who was recently unlucky in action at the Laver Cup on London, got off to a good start in the strong premiere event in Kazakhstan. Tsitsipas beat local hero Mikhail Kukushkin 6: 3 and 6: 4 and plays Luca Nardi from Italy in the round of 16.
Later on Tuesday, Daniil Medvedev will also be in action against Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Medvedev is seeded second in Astana. And if the tournament goes according to plan, he could meet Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals, who had no problems in the final against Marin Cilic in Tel Aviv two days ago and won the 89th title of his career.