Monte Carlo Masters day 2: Tsitsipas won quickly, “Little Federer” Dimitrov struggled

(Sports News – Tennis News) Tsitsipas and Dimitrov registered for the third round of Monte Carlo but with opposite scenarios.

Tsitsipas won quickly, “Little Federer” Dimitrov fatigued

Facing the “old man” Fabio Fognini, Stefanos Tsitsipas has shown superiority since the start of the match. Set 1, Fognini won 1 break-point but Tsitsipas was even better with 2 break-points to win 6-3.

Tsitsipas easily subdue Fognini

Set 2, the Italian player almost gave up, and the 3rd seed played better. 3 break-points helped him win absolutely 6-0, thereby enrolling in the third round of Monte Carlo. Tsitsipas’ opponent is the winner of the Laslo Dere – Lorenzo Sonego match.

In another match, “Little Federer” had many difficulties before Dusan Lajovic, even hanging up the racket 3-6 in the first set. Fortunately, the Bulgarian player woke up in time to win 6-3, 6-2, thereby qualifying for the third round. Dimitrov’s opponent will be revealed after the match between Holger Rune and No. 4 seed Casper Ruud.

No. 10 seed Taylor Fritz struggles to continue

10th seed Taylor Fritz had a tough match against little-known opponent Lucas Catarina. It took 3 sets and 2 series of tie-breaks to beat the Polish player 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 to win tickets to the second round.

In some other matches, Musetti beat Paire 6-2, 6-7, 6-2. Sonego beat Ivashka 6-3, 6-3. Daniel Evans knocks out Benjamin Bonzi 6-0, 7-6. Most surprising was the 7-6 victory. 4-6, 6-3 of Holger Rune (79th ATP) against world number 32, Aslan Karatsev.

Novak Djokovic – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, round 2, around 7pm, 12/4

Novak Djokovic has attended a major tournament for the first time in 2022. Before that, the Serbian player only attended the Dubai Championships and soon stopped in the quarterfinals. The last major tournament Djokovic attended was the ATP Finals, where Nole lost to Zverev in the semifinals.

Novak Djokovic

After a long break, fans are anxious to see if Djokovic can keep his top form or not? Djokovic’s first opponent at the Monte Carlo Masters was Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The Spaniard overcame Marcos Giron of the US to be in this match after 2 sets (7-5, 6-3).

Fokina’s performance in 2022 is quite bad when it often has to stop early. The last two tournaments this player attended were Morocco Open and Miami Open, Fokina was eliminated after only 1 match. Therefore, Djokovic will probably have a jubilant victory to celebrate his return.

Dusan Lajovic – Grigor Dimitrov, round 2, around 8:30pm, 12/4

“Little Federer” Dimitrov entered the second round of Monte Carlo after a fairly easy victory over Basilashvili. The Georgian player had to give up early due to injury when he lost 3-6 in set 1 and was leading 0-2 in set 2. A good start could be to help Dimitrov have psychological momentum in the confrontation with Lajovic.

The Serbian tennis player eliminated his compatriot Krajinovic after 2 sets with the scores 6-2 and 7-6(4). Before that, Lajovic was continuously eliminated at the Miami Open and Indian Wells from the very first round. Lajovic has also not been successful in any tournament in 2022. Most of the Serbian players were soon eliminated. It was Dimitrov’s chance to advance to the third round of Monte Carlo.