![]() Badosa returned to action in the Middle East but struggled to regain her momentum on the Tour after losing her opening match at two consecutive tournaments. In January the Spanish No.1 sustained an abdominal injury during her match against Beatriz Haddad Maia at the Adelaide International which resulted in her withdrawal from the Australian Open. Fognini saved two break points at 5-3 15-40 before sealing the win on his first match point. Fognini broke again in the sixth game at deuce to open up a 4-2 lead, as Rinderknech made two consecutive forehand errors at 40-40. Rinderknech broke straight back at 30 after Fognini made a forehand error on break point. Rinderknech saved two more break points with an ace and a forehand winner and won two consecutive points from 40-40 with two forehand winners on his serve to close out the second set 6-4. Fognini earned an early break at love in the fourth game to take a 3-1 lead. Fognini was not able to convert five break-back points in the sixth game. Rinderknech started the second set with an early break in the opening game. Fognini broke serve in the 12th game with a crosscourt forehand return winner to seal the first set 7-5. Rinderknech broke serve in the ninth game to take a 5-4 lead earning a chance to serve for the set, but Fognini broke straight back to draw level to 5-5, as Rinderknech hit his forehand into the net. ![]() Fognini broke straight back in the fourth game to draw level to 2-2. Rinderknech earned an early break in the third game to take a 2-1 lead. Fognini set up a second round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas in a clash between the past two Monte-Carlo champions. The Argentine set up a second round match against Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics.įormer Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 1000 champion Fabio Fognini overcame Arthur Rinderknech 7-5 4-6 6-3 after 2 hours and 30 minutes. Khachanov prevailed in Cincinnati 2017 and at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. The Argentine beat his Russian rival in Miami 2017 and Vienna 2019. Schwartzman leads 3-2 over Khachanov in their five head-to-head matches. Schwartzman broke for the second time in the 11th game to close out the third set 6-3. Schwartzman pulled back on serve in the fourth game to draw level to 2-2. Khachanov broke in the third game to take a 2-1 lead. Schwartman saved a break point before sealing the second set with a break in the 12th game. Khachanov pulled one break in the fourth game at deuce. Schwartzman went up a 3-0 lead with two breaks at the start of the second set. Both players traded three mini-breaks before Khachanov sealed the tie-break 7-5 with his fourth mini-break. ![]() Schwartzman broke back on his second opportunity in the next game to force the first set to the tie-break. ![]() Khachanov broke in the 11th game to take a 6-5 lead. Schwartzman converted his third break-back point in the sixth game to draw level to 3-3. Khachanov earned an early break in the first game to open up a 2-0 lead. Schwartzman has improved his record on clay this year to 10-3 after finishing runner-up in two finals losing to Casper Ruud in Buenos Aires and to Carlos Alcaraz in Rio de Janeiro. ![]()
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