ATP Barcelona: Lorenzo Musetti with opening win, Benoit Paires Unlauf continues
Lorenzo Musetti won his opening duel with Sebastian Baez in two sets at the ATP 500 event in Barcelona. For Benoit Paire , on the other hand, it was an opening defeat. The ninth in a row.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Apr 18, 2022, 01:17 pm
After Monte Carlo is before Barcelona: The entourage of the ATP tour has already moved on, after the ATP Masters 1000 event, the events in Barcelona and Belgrade are the next - top occupied - locations this week. Also there: Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and and and.
Lorenzo Musetti got off to a good start in the ATP 500 event in Barcelona. The Italian defeated Sebastian Baez in two hard-fought sets 7-5 and 7-5 on Monday. The youngster now meets Dan Evans, a possible round of 16 opponent is Argentinian Diego Schwartzman.
On the other hand, it was a defeat for the French eccentric Benoit Paire. The 32-year-old was beaten in two sets by Soonwoo Kwon. For Paire it is the ninth opening defeat at ATP level in a row. Since the Australian Open, where the Frenchman reached round three, Paire has been waiting for success on the biggest tennis stage.
The finalist from Monte Carlo, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, has canceled his start in Catalonia at short notice. The Spaniard will return to the ATP tour in Estoril - where Dominic Thiem will also be at the start.