Both young men presented themselves at the Clay Masters in Monte Carlo for the first time in their careers. Korda started the decisive set with a loss of service, but in the fourth and eighth games he changed the breakballs and at the expense of Alcaraze he took care of the surprise after three hours and four minutes. Opponents retaliated from the finals of the November Under-21 Tennis Championships in Milan.
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“Good thing I won today. I didn’t let go and trust my return. It was extremely difficult. Whenever he threw the ball, he sent it across the net. It was a crazy match,” Korda said. For the second quarterfinal of the season, the 42nd player in the ranking will face compatriot Taylor Fritz, against whom he will compete for the first time.
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| Men’s tennis tournament in Monte Carlo (clay, subsidy 5,802,475 euros): |
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| Singles – Round 2: |
| A. Zverev (2-DEU) – Delbonis (ARG) 6: 1, 7: 5 |
| Ruud (4-Nor.) – Rune (Dan.) 7: 6 (7: 5), 7: 5 |
| Rubljov (5-Rus.) – De Minaur (Austr.) 2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4 |
| Musetti (It.) – Auger-Aliassime (6-Kan.) 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 2) |
| Ramos (SP) – Norrie (7-Brit.) 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 4 |
| Korda (USA) – Alcaraz (8-Sp.) 7: 6 (7: 2), 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 3 |
| Sinner (9-It.) – Rose Mountain (Fin.) 7: 5, 6: 3 |
| Fritz (10-USA) – Cilic (Croatia) 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4 |
| Hurkacz (11-Pol.) – Martinez (Sp.) 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4 |
| Schwartzman (12-ARG) – Fucsovics (HUN) 6: 0, 7: 6 (7: 4) |
| Carreňo (13-Šp.) – Bublik (KAZ) 4: 6, 7: 6 (7: 3), 4: 3 retired |
| Ramos (SP) – Norrie (7-Brit.) 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 4 |
| Korda (USA) – Alcaraz (8-Sp.) 7: 6 (7: 2), 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 3 |
| Djere (Srb.) – Sonego (16-It.) 6: 4, 6: 4 |
| Ruud (4-Nor.) – Rune (Dan.) 7: 6 (7: 5), 7: 5 |
| Fritz (10-USA) – Cilic (Croatia) 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4 |
| Hurkacz (11-Pol.) – Martinez (Sp.) 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4 |
| Goffin (Belg.) – Evans (Brit.) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 2 |
| Djere (Srb.) – Sonego (16-It.) 6: 4, 6: 4 |
| Goffin (Belg.) – Evans (Brit.) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 2 |
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