(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 09 – Waiting for the conclusion of the qualifiers there are already four Azzurri at the start tomorrow in the main draw of the Master 1000 tournament in Montecarlo.
All were drawn in the lower part of the board, the one manned by the German Alexander Zverev. Jannik Sinner, n.12 ATP and ninth seeded, will debut against Croatian Borna Coric, n.199 ATP (in the race with the protected ranking), who returned to Indian Wells after a year of stoppage due to a shoulder injury.
Lorenzo Sonego, n.21 in the ranking and 16 in the seeding, was instead drawn in the first round against the Belarusian Ilya Ivashka, n.42 ATP, who on the Monegasque “red” has never won a main draw match: even between the The 26-year-old from Turin and the 28-year-old from Minsk are unprecedented.
Fabio Fognini, 32 ATP, winner of the 2019 edition, will find on the other side of the network the French Arthur Rinderknech, 58 in the ranking, never faced in his career by the 34-year-old from Arma di Taggia who boasts on the red clay of the Principality also a semifinal in 2013 (stopped by Djokovic) and the quarterfinals last year (stopped by Ruud). The winner of this match will be the debut opponent of the defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas. French obstacle also for Lorenzo Musetti, # 82 ATP, opposed to Benoit Paire, # 49 in the ranking, already beaten by the 20-year-old from Carrara in the second round of the Masters 1000 in Miami last year. The winner of this challenge will be the debut opponent of the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliasime.
There are seven top ten at the start: the Russian Medvedev (# 2 ATP), recovering from back surgery, the Spanish Nadal (# 4 ATP), record holder with 11 trophies, are missing out on a problem to the ribs, and Matteo Berrettini (# 6 ATP), convalescing after the operation on his right hand.
Leading the seeding is Serbian Novak Djokovic, who has recently returned to the world throne: the 34-year-old from Belgrade, who scored in 2013 and 2015 (and still a finalist in 2012 and 2009), this year for the well-known vaccine issue played only in Dubai, beaten in the quarters by the Czech Vesely. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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