Good news for Italian tennis from Germany: the two blues pass the turn against Davidovich Fokina and Nakashima. The German appears in total confusion and is defeated in three sets by the French Muller
Two Italians in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 in Hamburg, with Flavio Cobolli and Luciano Darderi who obtained the pass at the end of two beautiful games, even a little crazy. Cobolli defeated the Spaniard Davidovich Fokina, series head number 5 always fearsome on red earth, with a score of 6-4 7-5 in two sets. A first set with breaks of breaks and counterbreaks, with many forced errors especially by the Iberian (at the end of the match there will be 41) and Cobolli who has exploited any indecision of the opponent well. The last game of the set is emblematic, with a break to 0 by the blue. In the second set Davidovich Fokina had even climbed 5-2 with two breaks of advantage, but as often happens to him, he then confused him, with an unused set set and the service lost three times in a row, thus delivering the victory to Cobolli, who in the quarterfinals will challenge another Spanish, Roberto Bautista-Agut, number 57 of the world.
Darderi ok
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Luciano Darderi’s game is also very fought and a little crazy. The number 46 beat Brandon Nakashima in three sets, number 29 of the ranking and seventh seeded of the tournament, in three sets (7-5 6-7 (7) 6-2). The blue made a large comeback in the first set, putting five game in a row when it was under 2-5, but in the second set he threw away the impossible, making himself before Brekkare using the match on 5-4 and after in the tie break not exploiting three matches on 6-3, two on his service. Fortunately, Darderi of Darderi in the third Nakashima also collapsed physically, allowing the Italian-Argentine to access the quarterfinals of the German tournament.
Zverev, another disaster
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Tournament that has lost surprise (but not much, at this point), the number one series head, Alexander Zverev, who after the defeat in the quarterfinals against Musetti had decided to participate in the 500 at home, perhaps hoping to recover, in part, the booty lost to the international. Folded goal, given that he was beaten in the round of 16 by the Frenchman Muller in three sets. German appears in total confusion, not a nice business card for Roland Garros, where he defends the final 2024.
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