Andreas Seppi has not forgotten how to win

The Kalteren tennis professional, currently ranked 72nd in the ATP computer, had the upper hand at the start of the lawn season against the Italian Thomas Fabbiano (ATP 104) 7:6, 7:5, winning his first match since 20. February and is now in the round of XNUMX.

Actually, Seppi was supposed to meet Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in round 1, but he had to withdraw due to a back injury. Thomas Fabbiano moved into the main draw as a lucky loser. Seppi had trouble in the first set against the tennis player from Apulia. Until the score was 6:6, the two “Azzurri” each served twice. In the tiebreak, Seppi missed two set points at 7:6 and 9:8 and also had to fend off two at 7:8 and 9:10. After 69 minutes, the Überetscher finally converted his third set point to make it 12:10.

Now a young star is waiting The second half of the game was also very even. In the eleventh game it was Seppi who took Fabbiano's serve for a 6:5 lead. The world number 72. He left no stone unturned on his own service and scored his first match point after just under two hours of play to make the final score 7:5.

In the round of 3 on Wednesday, Seppi will face number 1 seeded young star Alex De Minaur, who had a bye in round 24. The world ranking 7th from Australia and the South Tyrolean have faced each other twice in their careers. Seppi won the first duel last year in the qualification in Monte Carlo, this year De Minaur was able to assert himself in the final in Sydney in two sets with 5:7, 6:5 (XNUMX). In double out In doubles, Andreas Seppi/Joao Sousa failed in the round of 1 with 6:4, 6:XNUMX against Wesely Koolhof/Marcus Daniell.

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Andreas Seppi has not forgotten how to win

Andreas Seppi was eliminated in the first round nine times in a row. At the ATP tournament in 's-Hertogenbosch he put an end to this long series.

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