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Fabio Fognini appeared for the first time at the “Mutua Madrid Open”, The fourth Masters 1000 of the season is held, with a total prize pool of 2,614,465 euros On the beaten ground of “Caja Mágica” in the Spanish capital.

33 years of Arma di Taggia, 28 of the world ranking, in the afternoon he has to deal with the stadium that bears the name of Arantxa Sánchez Spanish, Carlos Taberner, No. 141 ATP, from the qualifying rounds that the moratorium imposed on Lorenzo Musetti, No. 83 ATP, in the decisive round. There is no precedent between the blue and the 23-year-old Valencian.
The winner of this match will be the first opponent of Matteo Perettini, No. 10 ATP, Which which As an eighth seed, he will enter the race straight into the second round.

Therefore, a possible tricolor derby between Funini and Berettini, who met in their careers only once, is to be expected: in the first round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome in 2017 when Fabio defeated Matteo in two sets. The Romans have the first game in the Grand Ring.

In the draw for the Spanish capital, there are two other Italian tennis players.
Janick Sener 18 ATP (the best after the semifinals of the “500” in Barcelona two weeks ago) and the 14th seed, will face In the first round, Argentine Guido BellaBahía Blanca No. 55 ATP 30 years old (also in this case an unprecedented challenge).
The 19-year-old has been pulled from Sesto Pusteria, who has won 18 games and lost 7 this year, at the top of the draw for a possible third round (eight) against Rafael Nadal.

Marco Chikinato 104 of the classification have passed the qualifying rounds, The Spanish Roberto Bautista Agut will oppose, Number 11 in the world ranking and ninth favorite in the standings: The 33-year-old from Castellón won the only direct confrontation with the 28-year-old Palermo, in 2018, in the quarterfinals in Saint Petersburg. (solid interior).

There are eight of the top ten at the beginning.: The only two absent The champion has the first place in the world Novak Djokovic, Also winner in the 2011 and 2016 editions, me Swiss Roger Federer, They were registered in 2006, 2009 and 2012.

The sowing is led by the domestic idol Rafael NadalNumber 2 in the ranking: the 34-year-old southpaw from Manacor, who has already won five times in this tournament (2005, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017), precedes the Russian Daniel Medvedev (# 3 ATP), Austrian Dominic Tim (# 4 ATP), griego Stefanos Tsetsipas (# 5 ATP), German Alexander Zverev (# 6 ATP), who scored in the 2018 edition, is the other Russian Andrey Rublev (No. 8 ATP), Argentine Diego Schwartzman (No. 9 ATP) e Beritina (No. 10 ATP).

These are virtual neighborhoods:
(1) Nadal – (5) A. Zverev
(3) Tim – (6) Rublev
(7) Schwartzmann – (4) Tsitsipas
(8) Berettini – (2) Medvedev

ON TV: As part of an agreement between SuperTennis and Sky, FIT TV will broadcast the Masters 1000 “Match of the Day” from Sunday 2 to Sunday 9 May every night at 11:00 AM (will play at 8:00 AM ET next day) from Madrid.

Results

“Mutua Madrid Open Championship”

ATP Masters 1000

Madrid Spain

May 2-9, 2021

€ 2,614,465 – clay

singular form

first round

(14) Jannik Senner (Italy) vs Guido Bella (Argentina)

(Q) Marco Chikinato (ITA) c. (9) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain)

(8) Adiós Matteo Perettini (ITA)

Fabian Funini (RUS) c. (P) Carlos Taberner (ESP)

The second round

(8) Matteo Berettini (ITA) v. To win. Fabio Funini (ITA) – (f) Carlos Taberner (Spain)

Double

first round

Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev (Russia) b. Fabio Funini / Diego Schwartzman (Italy / Argentina) 76 (5) 62

ratings

first round

Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) b. (14) Radu Albot (MDA) 63 64

Gianluca Majer (ITA) b. (9) Igor Gerasimov (BLR) 64 63

Marco Chikinato (ITA) b. (5) Frances Tiafou (United States) 76 (4) 62

(7) Stefano Travalia (ITA) b. (Toilet) Carlos Jimeno Valero (Spain) 57 61 75

The introductory course

(Toilet) Carlos Taberner (Spain) B. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 64 62

Pierre-Hugh Herbert (France) b. Gianluca Majer (Italy) 76 (4) 64

Marco Chikinato (ITA) b. Roberto Carballes Baena (Spain) 46 60 63

(13) Pablo Andogar (España) b. (7) Stefanotravallia (ITA) 67 (3) 7563 (7) Stefanotravallia (ITA) 67 (3) 7563[7)ستيفانوترافاليا(ITA)67(3)7563

The order of play

singular form

Double

ratings

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