Sep 1, 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; Thiago Monteiro of Brazil reacts throughout a changeover after profitable a recreation in opposition to Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada (not pictured) on day two of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis match at USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle. Necessary Credit score: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports activities No. 1 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia and No. 2 seed Casper Ruud of Norway had been each despatched packing within the second spherical of the Nordea Open on Wednesday in Bastad, Sweden.
Thiago Agustin Tirante of Argentina — the No. 121-ranked participant on the earth — prevailed in three units over World No. 8 Rublev, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4. Profitable the first-set tiebreaker was key for Tirante, as Rublev completed the match with a 101-98 edge in complete factors. Tirante broke Rublev’s serve within the third recreation of the third set and sailed from there.
Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro, ranked eighty fifth on the earth, upset World No. 9 Ruud 6-3, 6-3. Ruud had extra aces (7-2) however pressured just one break level and did not convert. Monteiro was 3 of 6 on break-point conversions and fired extra winners, 32-19.
Croatian qualifier Duje Ajdukovic knocked off eighth-seeded Pavel Kotov of Russia 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3, and Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena additionally went three units to remove Kazakhstan qualifier Denis Yevseyev 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Hamburg Open
A lingering knee damage did not forestall defending champion Alexander Zverev from cruising previous Jesper de Jong 6-2, 6-2 within the opening spherical in Germany.
Enjoying in his residence nation, top-seeded Zverev has a bone edema and tear within the capsule in his left knee ensuing from a fall in a third-round win over Cameron Norrie at Wimbledon.
Zverev, ranked No. 4 on the earth, didn’t face a break level, transformed 4 of 5 break-point alternatives and had way more winners (29-6) in opposition to de Jong of the Netherlands.
Third-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina rallied previous Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; fourth-seeded Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina crushed German wild card Maximilian Marterer 6-0, 6-2 in 68 minutes; seventh-seeded Luciano Darderi of Italy topped Kazakhstan’s Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; and Spain’s Pedro Martinez beat French qualifier Ugo Blanchet 6-4, 0-6, 7-5.
Swiss Open Gstaad
Prime seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece saved all 5 break factors in defeating Hamad Medjedovic of Serbia 7-6 (6), 6-3 within the second spherical in Switzerland.
Tsitsipas powered 11 aces and gained 13 of 18 (72.2 p.c) internet factors, to five of 15 (33.3 p.c) for Medjedovic.
Fourth-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina was a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 winner over Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands; fifth-seeded Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany gained a battle with Switzerland’s Leandro Riedi 7-6 (6), 7-6 (1); and seventh-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy rallied previous Peruvian qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
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Reilly Opelka fired 19 aces to only one double fault in upsetting prime seed Adrian Mannarino of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 within the second spherical in Newport, R.I.
The 6-foot-11 American wild card recorded extra winners (37-12) with a most service velocity of 141 mph. Every participant transformed two break factors.
Opelka, who’s been ranked as excessive as No. 17 on the earth, is now ranked 1,188th amid his comeback following a two-year absence as a result of hip surgical procedure and two wrist accidents.
No. 3 seed Alex Michelsen ousted fellow American Maxime Cressy 6-4, 6-4; No. 6 seed Aleksandar Vukic of Australia beat American Eliot Spizzirri 6-2, 7-6 (3); American Aleksandar Kovacevic upset seventh-seeded Arthur Rinderknech of France 6-3, 3-6, 7-5; and American Mackenzie McDonald beat British qualifier Billy Harris 6-3, 6-4.
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