ATP Masters Rome: Sensational Dominic Koepfer tomorrow in the quarterfinals against Novak Djokovic
Dominik Koepfer sensationally reached the quarter-finals at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome. The German defeated the Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti 6: 4 and 6: 0. A meeting with Novak Djokovic is now waiting.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Sep 18, 2020, 07:07 pm
Dominik Koepfer was actually as good as he was on the way home in the first round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome: The German was behind with set and break against Alex de Minaur and won the match in the tie-break of the third set. Then came the victory against Gael Monfils, which came about under special circumstances on Thursday, when the lights in the Foro Italico went out at the beginning of the second set.
In the round of 16 match against Lorenzo Musetti, the big drama did not happen: After the even closer first set, Koepfer had no problems with the 18-year-old Italian, who had already defeated Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori in the course of the tournament. After the match, Koepfer explained his match plan in an interview with Sky: Two years ago he would have lost in a Challenger against Musetti, this time he wanted to dominate the rallies. Which he managed perfectly during the 70 minutes of play.
In the round of the last eight, Koepfer, who is in the main field of a Masters 1000 tournament for the first time, now meets Novak Djokovic. Last year's finalist from Rome had bigger problems with his Serbian compatriot Filip Krajinovic at the beginning, but finally won 7: 6 (7) and 6: 3.
This match may even be played in front of spectators: The Italian government has promised for the weekend that 12.5 percent of the stadium's capacity can be occupied. On the main grandstand of the Campo Centrale in Rome this would be around 1,000 people.