ATP Barcelona: Musetti wins generation duel, Rune loses marathon
Lorenzo Musetti has reached the second round at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Barcelona. The Italian defeated Feliciano Lopez in straight sets.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Apr 20, 2021, 04:30 pm
The age difference between Lorenzo Musetti and Feliciano Lopez is 20 years. What was less playful than the splendid beard of the Spaniard at the first-round meeting in Barcelona: It has recently been shades of gray. The veteran is still often looking for the internet in a playful way - an unfamiliar experience for the young Italian.
Musetti not only held against it at 6: 4 and 6: 3, he also sprinkled numerous stops that posed serious problems for 39-year-old Lopez. The next opponent will be Félix Auger-Aliassime , who recently has the legendary Uncle Toni Nadal at his side.
Holger Runde is two years younger than Lorenzo Musetti, the Dane had to fight his way into the main field through qualification. To meet Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who is always difficult to record, like Lopez, a left-hander and already on the tour for a long time. Ramos-Vinolas and Rune plowed over the Pista Rafa Nadal for 3:11 hours, then the veteran had prevailed with 6: 7 (2), 6: 1 and 7: 6 (2).
On the other hand, the only German in the tableau is eliminated: Dominik Koepfer lost to Corentin Moutet 5: 7 and 2: 6.
Here the single tableau in Barcelona
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