Firm and unwavering, oblivious to the noise of a crowd delivered to his rival, Pablo Carreño The trap of the first round of Toronto 1,000 masters 1,000 before the dangerous Canadian masters raffled with solvency Liam Draxl. The Asturian, 34 years old and number 93 in the world, dominated the initial momentum of the local player imposing himself 2-6, 6-4 and 6-4 in 2 hours and 23 minutes to mention in second round with the French Arthur sonnumber 21 of the ATP ranking.
Carreño, who discharged in Wimbledon and did not compete since the beginning of June, had to deal with the pure definition of trap. Draxl, number 113 in the world, debuted in an ATP tournament at 23 after having received a wild card With the extra motivation that this supposes and was a local local. Apart from Canadian, Draxl competed just 25 kilometers from his hometown, Newmarketand well noticed on a crowded and delivered headquarters to his idol, as if competing on a track next to the house. In a 1,000 decaffeinated toronto masters without Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner in Novak Djokovicthe Canadian public becomes even more with his.
“They screamed and I knew who they were, I knew his voice,” Draxl's laughs acknowledged. “I knew that literally 75% of the public was Newmarket,” added the Canadian, relaxed and satisfied because, after all, he knew that the player who had traced him was one of the size of Pablo Carreño, former top-10, winner of Canada's 1,000 masters in 2022-on that occasion in Montreal-, and also with the bronze that he snatched from Novak Djokovic in the 2021 Olympic Games as much of its lucid curriculum. And, as a player of such a caliber, Carreño received his recognition from Draxl.
“He has been a little injured and has not played for a while. He is no longer at the highest level of his career, but you have to be a bit realistic, you have to be honest. But he is still a Top-100 player and has played very well on a fast track,” reflected the young Canadian player, also known for his passion for the surfing and surf that seems like his lush hair.
Browsing the strange waters in the ranking after sinking in him for his break due to injury for a year and a half, Carreño knew how to surf in the groundbreaking tennis waves of his opponent, as powerful with his blows as inconsistent. The growing solidity of the Asturian tennis player ended up absorbing the effervescence of Liam Draxlof premiere in an ATP competition but with the respectable presentation card to be the player with the most victories in the circuit Challenger.
Carreño settled, taking the initiative and increasing aggressiveness with his right but playing on insurance, also maintaining his composure in the last but dangerous droxl ponytail, who in the third set responded to the Spanish break to tie the duel (3-3). Gijón's tennis player broke the Canadian service again below (3-4) and had to save a breakage ball to prevent Draxl from putting a disturbing 4-4 on the scoreboard.
The pupil of Víctor López Morón He put the 3-5 to no longer give the service and dodge a first treacherous obstacle that included some picaresque by Liam Draxl. Although young -until 11 years than Carreño -the Canadian seemed to try to extend his time in the bathroom or costumes more than expected between the second and third set trying perhaps to cool the time of the Asturian. Pablo Carreño complained to the referee but Draxl's trick did not have an apex of his composure.
Almost full of Spaniards
The meritorious triumph of Carreño culminated what was an almost perfect day for the Spaniards. Jaume Munar He also got rid of Canadian Dan Martin (6-3 and 6-0) to cited the Argentine Francisco chering him in the second round, ROBERTO CARBALLÉS He also defeated the Argentine Camilo Ugo Carabelli, who retired in the second set (6-4 and 4-1). Carballés will have a hard send in second round against the American Taylor Fritz, surrounded by expectations in this American track tour after ending at the US Open last year.
For its part, Pedro Martínez, He fell to the Australian Aleksandar Vukic (7-5 and 6-3) in a match in which he had physical problems. Apart from Carreño, Munar and Carballés, Alejandro Davidovich He is the other Spaniard who is in Liza after ending in Washington in front of Alex de Miñaur. The winner of the duel between Corentin Moutet and Jenson Brooksby will be measured.
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The Malaga has hurt not to be able to lift his first ATP title after having three game balls, despite which he has promoted to the position Number 19 of the ranking to get into the first time among the 20 best in the world. Davidovich will land right in Toronto, where he achieved his best result in a 1,000 masters on the track last two years ago reaching the semifinals, where he just fell against Miñaur after leaving Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud on the way.
Without Alcaraz, Sinner or Djokovic, Zverev himself, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas will be among the biggest rivals of a Davidovich that will premiere its Top-20 condition. Foki, before his confirmation.
