ATP Barcelona: Sinner, Dimitrov, Shapovalov continue safely
Jannik Sinner , Grigor Dimitrov and Denis Shapovalov clinched smooth victories in the early matches on Wednesday at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Barcelona.
by tennisnet.com
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Apr 19, 2023, 02:37 pm
Last week in Monte-Carlo, Jannik Sinner and Diego Schwartzman not only tried their hand at doubles (creating the nickname "Sinnerman"), no, the two also met in singles. However, Schwartzman was unable to finish the game in the Principality due to injury. In Wednesday's rematch in Barcelona, the Argentinean once again left the Pista Rafa Nadal as a loser. Because Sinner celebrated his 25th match win of the year, this time with 6:2 and 6.4. Yoshihito Nishioka is now waiting for the South Tyrolean in the round of 16.
Before that, Grigor Dimitrov and Denis Shapovalov had already secured their place in round three. Dimitrov only lost four games against Emilio Gomez at 6: 3 and 6: 1 and will meet Alex de Minaur tomorrow. He was also in a hurry: de Minaur won 6-0 and 6-1 against Alexander Shevchenko, who was playing better and better.
Alcaraz reached the round of 16 on Tuesday
Shapovalov, on the other hand, has to wait for his next opponent after beating Jozef Kovalik 6: 4, 6: 3: He will be the winner of the game between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Pedro Chachin. Tsitsipas hadn't seemed quite fit when he left Monte Carlo.
Tournament favorite Carlos Alcaraz slipped easily into the tournament yesterday. After beating Nuno Borges 6-3 and 6-1, the defending champions will meet compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut in the round of 16.
Here the individual tableau in Barcelona
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