Tennis: Paris; the Spaniard Alcaraz on the road to Sinner

G20, the visit of the leaders to the Trevi Fountain supervised from above by the task force (ANSA)

(ANSA) – ROME, OCTOBER 31 – Jannik Sinner, Fabio Fognini and Lorenzo Sonego. They are the three Azzurri already in the main draw of the ATP 1000 tournament in Paris (final on Sunday 7 November), waiting for the qualifications to end. Absent Matteo Berrettini, after the exacerbation in Vienna of the neck problem already accused in Indian Wells.

Sinner, from Monday n.9 in the world and eighth seeded, will enter the scene in the second round. In the French capital, the 20-year-old from Sesto Pusteria is looking for other points to secure a place in the Finals in Turin. He will face the winner between the French Pierre-Hugues Herbert, # 103 ATP, competing with a wild card, and the 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (who rose to # 35), semifinalist in the Austrian capital, where he eliminated Berrettini.

Fabio Fognini will make his debut against the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics: the 34-year-old from Arma di Taggia is ahead 3-1 in the previous balance. The winner of this challenge will be the second round opponent of Novak Djokovic, world number 1 returning to the tour after losing the final at the US Open and the missed Grand Slam.

Lorenzo Sonego in the first round will face the American Taylor Fritz, one of the “hottest” players of this season finale since after the semifinals reached in the Indian Wells “1000” he is also in the final in St. Petersburg. The Californian leads 3-2 in the background. (HANDLE).

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