It will be key to see how his discomfort evolves to know at what level he will be presented in a complex picture, which he also shares with the Russian Daniil Medvedev, second in the ranking ATP.
“Physically I finished the match better than expected. I had some cramps in the middle of the match, but I think it was because of the nerves and the tension of a Grand Slam debut. It is not something that has to do with the preparation of the match or with hydration. I don’t know the reason why it happened”“Peque” commented at the conference after the initial success.
And the Argentine tennis player also analyzed his next rival: “It’s going to be an interesting challenge because I don’t know him. I’ve seen him play several times and I really like his style of play. He has many virtues but if I had to pick one thing it would be that one-handed backhand he has.”
Furthermore, in the absence of the Serbian Novak Djokovic, deported by government authorities, said that “the favorites are Medvedev and Zverev”.
Later, in the early hours of the Argentine morning, Sebastian Baez surprised the spanish Albert Ramos-Vinolas (44th.) by beating him 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 1-6 and 6-2 in three hours and 26 minutes of play.
Baez, with better conditions for slow courts, debuted like this in a Grand Slam and added his third victory in the ATP.
In the next round he will play against the Greek Stéfanos Tsitsipas (4th.), who dispatched the Swedish Mikael Ymer (82nd) in just three sets (6-2, 6-4 and 6-3).
It will undoubtedly be a great challenge for the 21-year-old, one of the hopes of Argentine tennis who is currently fully supported by the present of Schwartzman.
The remaining presentations for the Argentines were negative, as in the day on Monday, with the falls of Marco Trungelitti (198th) and Juan Manuel Cerundolo (80mo).
Trungelitti he fell to the American Frances Tiafoe (34th), after two hours and 55 minutes of play, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6 and 6-2.
And Cerúndolo could not with the Czech Thomas Macac (123rd) by 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 and 6-2, after two hours and 56 minutes of play.
These two eliminations were added to those of Federico Delbonis, Federico Coria, Facundo Bagnis Y Thomas Etcheverry, in a first round that ended 2-6 for the Argentines.
Furthermore, the British Andy Murray reappeared in the Australian Open three years after the announcement of his retirement and he did so with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5) and 6-4 victory over the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili (21st seed and 23rd in the ranking).
The other news of the day was the successful return of the Australian Nick Kyrgios after suffering coronavirus in recent weeks, winner of the British Liam Broady by 6-4, 6-4 and 6-3, and now it will collide with Medvedev.
“Before, I was training 4-5 hours a day and I felt great. With Covid, I couldn’t even get out of bed. I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t stop coughing. It hit really hard. For everyone who’s going through it, I wish him the best. I’m not feeling 100% right now, obviously, but I won’t use that as an excuse.”, recognized the premises in the press conference.
The activity will continue tonight with the central match of Rafael Nadal (5th in the ranking) against the German Yannick Hanfmann (126th.) from 23 (Argentine time) with transmission of ESPN and streaming platform Star +.
Source From: Ambito
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