Andreas Seppi's 57th Grand Slam ends with 57th defeat

Andreas Seppi lost the Italian duel against his eccentric Davis Cup partner from Liguria 3:6, 0:6, 6:3, 3:6. The first hour game in front of almost 5.000 spectators lasted 2 hours and 21 minutes.

The first two sets in the light drizzle of Paris are quickly told: When the score was 2:3, Seppi gave up his serve for the first time, after which Fognini won 8 of the 9 following games.

Only when the sun appeared over the west of the French metropolis did Seppi really wake up. In the third set, the world number 66 offered. suddenly played his best tennis and put his opponent, who was 55 positions higher in the ranking, in serious trouble with his powerful, variable game. When the score was 4:3, Seppi finally pulled away with his second break and won the round. Seppi was only extremely strong in the 3rd set In the fourth set, a duel on a knife's edge finally developed, in which Fognini once again showed nerves and got involved in discussions with the referee. Seppi didn't manage to take control of the game in this phase - on the contrary. Fognini took his serve when the score was 4:3 and shortly afterwards used his second match point to win in four sets.

Seppi's 14th individual tournament in Paris came to an early end. It was the 57th Grand Slam tournament of his career. As of today, he has a completely balanced record, namely 57 wins and 57 defeats. In the duel with Fognini, however, he is now behind: Seppi has lost the last 6 of the 11 matches, previously he was successful 5 times in a row. In doubles with Marco Cecchinato Seppi is still playing in doubles at Roland Garros. The Überetscher will meet Marco Cecchinato on Thursday in round 1, waiting for the duo Jürgen Melzer (AUT)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA).

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Andreas Seppi's 57th Grand Slam ends with 57th defeat

The most important clay court tournament in the world, the Roland Garros in Paris, is over for South Tyrol's best tennis player after just one appearance. Andreas Seppi had to give way to the favorite Fabio Fognini on Tuesday.

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