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Third-seeded Frances Tiafoe overcame stubborn resistance from Jiri Lehecka to beat the Czech player 7-6, 6-4 in his first appearance at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday. Also, in a meeting of two big-serving players, former Wimbledon semifinalist Hubert Hurkacz won 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 against qualifier Yosuke Watanuki after feeling unwell during the match. It was the first time in the …
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz swept past Dan Evans 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to set up a Barcelona Open final clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas. World number two Alcaraz beat Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals at Barcelona last year in three sets in what was the Spaniard’s third win in three meetings against the Greek. “I know he’s a really nice guy off …
Novak Djokovic, a two-time Monte Carlo Masters winner, was broken eight times before going down 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to the 21st-ranked Lorenzo Musetti Monte Carlo: Novak Djokovic was knocked out in the last 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters by Lorenzo Musetti in three sets on Thursday after the world number one struggled badly on serve. “Beating Novak is something …
The 90th-ranked Musetti won through 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 after two hours ten minutes on court in Sardinia against Evans, ranked 32. Milan: Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti saved four match points to oust top seed Daniel Evans of Britain to advance to the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Cagliari on Thursday. The 30-year-old Englishman had the edge in the third …