Seeded n ° 2 in Marbella, Fabio Fognini lost his entry into contention against Jaume Munar. Also seeded, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will not see the quarterfinals either.
Fabio Fognini has preferred to play in Spain this week, rather than in Cagliari, in his country, but he will not stay long in Marbella. The Italian player, seeded No. 2, was indeed swept away as soon as he entered the tournament by the Spaniard Jaume Munar, 95th in the world. Fognini lost 6-2, 6-1 in 1:23. In big trouble on the service, the Italian committed 4 double faults and had 16 break points to defend. He only saved 10, so Munar broke him at 0-0, 2-0 and 3-1 in the first set, and at 1-1, 3-1 and 5-1 in the second. After losing his last three games, Fognini will now set sail for Monte-Carlo, a tournament he won in 2019 and where he will therefore have 500 points to defend (ATP decided that the players kept 50% of the points acquired in 2019 for the same tournaments canceled in 2020, which is the case of the Monegasque Masters 1000).
Solid ruud
Another seed fell sharply, in the person of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (n ° 5), who did not exist against Ilya Ivashka. The Belarusian, 115th in the world, won 6-1, 6-3 in 1:13, serving 9 aces and saving the 9 break points that the Spaniard obtained. He took his serve 0-0, 2-0 and 5-1 in the first set and 3-2 in the second to win. Another expeditious victory, that of Casper Ruud, seeded n ° 3, against Gianluca Mager. The Norwegian won 6-3, 6-2 in 1:09. However, he lost his serve at the start of the match, but followed with a break in the wake, then a break at 3-2, then won the second set by taking the opposing service at 0-0 and 3-1, and by losing only two points on his faceoff.
MARBELLA (Spain, ATP 250, clay, € 408,800)
1st edition
Round of 16
Carreño Busta (ESP, n ° 1) beats Vilella Martinez (ESP, Q): 7-6 (2), 6-3
Kwon (CdS, n ° 7) beats Bagnis (ARG): 6-1, 6-3
Ramos-Viñolas (ESP, n ° 4) beats Berankis (LIT): 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Okra (SLQ) beats Delbonis (ARG, n ° 8): 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1)
Lopez (ESP, n ° 6) – Alcaraz (ESP, WC)
Ruud (NOR, n ° 3) beats Mager (ITA): 6-3, 6-2
Ivashka (BIE) beats Davidovich Fokina (ESP, # 5): 6-1, 6-3
Munar (ESP) beats Fognini (ITA, n ° 2, WC): 6-2, 6-1
1st round
Carreño Busta (ESP, n ° 1) – Bye
Vilella Martinez (ESP, Q) beats Zapata Miralles (ESP, Q): 6-2, 6-3
Bagnis (ARG) beats F. Cerundolo (ARG): 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Kwon (CdS, n ° 7) bat Rune (DAN, WC): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
Ramos-Viñolas (ESP, n ° 4) – Bye
Berankis (LIT) bat Apulia (FRA) : 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-5
Okra (SLQ) beats Londero (ARG): 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3
Delbonis (ARG, n ° 6) beats Carballes Baena (ESP): 7-5, 6-1
Lopez (ESP, n ° 6) beats Daniel (JAP): 6-4, 6-4
Alcaraz (ESP, WC) beats Milojevic (SER, Q): 7-6 (3), 6-3
Mager (ITA) beats Kukushkin (KAZ): 7-5, 6-3
Ruud (NOR, n ° 3) – Bye
Davidovich Fokina (ESP, n ° 5) beats Dzumhur (BOS): 6-7 (1), 6-2, 6-2
Ivashka (BIE) beats Martinez (ESP): 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Munar (ESP) beats Laaksonen (SUI, Q): 6-4, 6-1
Fognini (ITA, n ° 2, WC) – Bye
