ATP Masters Miami: Hanfmann has no chance against Dimitrov
In the third round of the ATP Masters tournament in Miami, Yannick Hanfmann from Karlsruhe was in a losing battle from the start against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and lost in two straight sets.
by tennisnet.com
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Mar 26, 2024, 01:04 am
In their first encounter on the tour , Grigor Dimitrov showed that he was ready immediately against Yannick Hanfmann from Karlsruhe with a spectacular forehand winner in the first rally. Hanfmann, who initially had major problems timing his shots, had to give up his first service game and was only able to score once in the first round on his own service.
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Even at the beginning of the second set, the German Davis Cup player lacked solutions against his brilliantly prepared opponent. The 32-year-old Dimitrov took the first serve game from his counterpart of the same age and then confirmed this without losing a point on his own service. With the lead he was ranked 12th in the world rankings. could no longer be stopped and secured the 6:1, 6:0 win after 47 minutes without further loss of the game. In the round of the last eight, the No. 11 seed in the tournament will face Poland's Hubert Hurkacz.
Hurkacz wrestles Korda down
Hurkacz, seeded at No. 8, had a tough nut to crack in Sebastian Korda. In the first two sets, both players held all of their serves. In the first round, the 23-year-old Korda missed the only break chance and had to give up the set in the tiebreak. In the second act the image is reversed. It was 27-year-old Hurkacz who missed the only opportunity to break and had to hand over the deciding factor. In the third set, the two-time Masters champion was able to decisively take serve from his American opponent in the fourth game and brought home the 7:6 (5), 6:7 (5), 6:3 victory after 2:18 hours .
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