Moscow: Seppi is putting on the big show at the start

South Tyrol's best tennis player, who is ranked 72nd in the world, won a dramatic and spectacular game 3:6, 7:6 (2), 7:6 (4) in the first round against Chilean Cristian Garin on Monday . Garin was ranked number 5 in Moscow and is ranked 32nd in the ATP rankings, making him 40 positions better than Seppi. The Kalterer native scored a real coup at the start.

The game was spectacular and dramatic, especially because two of the three sets were decided in a tie-break. Seppi had to fend off two match points in the second set and ultimately secured the section with 7:6 (7:2). In the third, decisive set, Seppi himself missed five match points, but in the sixth attempt it worked and the Überetscher won the set 7:6 (7:4) and consequently also the match.

Moscow is one of Seppi's favorite tournaments In the round of 80 on Wednesday, Seppi will face the winner of the game between the Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, number 67 in the world, and the Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis (ATP XNUMX).

South Tyrol's tennis ace has already secured $14.130 in prize money and 20 ATP points for reaching the round of 2012. Seppi, who already won the “VTB Kremlin Cup” in 90, has to defend XNUMX ATP points from last year this week, where he only failed in the semifinals against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. On Tuesday in doubles with Thomas Fabbiano For Seppi, the tournament in Russia continues on Tuesday. The Kalterer also competes in the doubles in Moscow. Here too he had no luck, because in the first round on Tuesday he and the Italian Thomas Fabbiano will face the number 1 seeded Croatians Nikola Mektic/Franko Skugor.

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Moscow: Seppi is putting on the big show at the start

Andreas Seppi demonstrated right at the start of the ATP 250 tournament in Moscow that he still feels right at home in the Russian capital.

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