Andrey Rublev was eliminated in Rome. © APA/afp / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE

The next star has to pack his bags in Rome

The death of favorites at the Masters 1000 tournament in Rome continues: The next star was hit on Monday.

13 Maj 2024

From: det

After world number one Novak Djokovic the day before and Casper Ruud (NOR/7), the third top ten player was eliminated from the Masters 1000 tournament in Rome on Monday. The Russian Andrey Rublev (ATP 6) lost in the third round against the French Alexandre Muller 6:3,3:6,2:6. For Rublev it was the first defeat after seven wins, for Muller it was the first success over a top ten player.

The Madrid finalist also failed before the round of 7: Felix Auger-Aliassime lost to Australian Alex de Minaur after a three-hour fight 6:2(4),6,4:6:6. The eleventh in the world rankings now meets the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. This year's Monte Carlo champion defeated Britain's Cameron Norrie 2,7:6:1(XNUMX).

Of the top 5 in the world rankings, only Alexander Zverev (ATP 5) and Daniil Medvedev (4) are there in Rome. Novak Djokovic (1) has already been eliminated, Jannik Sinner (2) and Carlos Alcaraz (3) were unable to compete due to injuries.