Confident victory: Seppi also shines in Australia

At the start, Seppi (ATP 85) met Miomir Kecmanovic, who is ranked 54th in the ATP rankings. But even if the Serb is better placed, there was no noticeable class difference. Seppi played all his routine against the 20-year-old and after 2:01 hours of play won confidently in three sets 3:6, 4:6, 4:7. Now a difficult task awaits the 6-year-old Kalterer: In round 35, Seppi will face top Swiss star Stan Wawrinka.

Focused and clear: Andreas Seppi. © APA/afp / GREG WOOD

Andreas Seppi is contesting the Australian Open for the 15th time in a row this year. In Melbourne, the Überetscher has to defend 90 ATP points from last year. At the start he met the 20-year-old Serbian talent Kecmanovic for the first time in his career. Seppi got off to a dream start and took his opponent's serve in the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead. The man from Kaltern cleverly defended his lead and made it 6:4 a little later. Now Wawrinka is waiting Seppi didn't allow a single break chance in the second half of the game either. The South Tyrolean served well, got the break again in the fifth game and shortly afterwards converted his first set point to make it 6:4. The third period of the game started with another break from the South Tyrolean. But Kecmanovic didn't give up yet and equalized with the rebreak to make it 2-2. Both players then served their serves until the score was 6:6. Seppi then dominated the tiebreak and clearly won 7:3.

A very important victory for Seppi, who, in addition to 45 ATP points, also received 79.347 euros in prize money. The South Tyrolean tennis star will be put to the test in the second round, where he will face Stan Wawrinka (ATP 15). The 34-year-old Swiss has been one of the world's tennis elite for years and has already won 16 titles in his career, 3 of them at a Grand Slam. Seppi and Wawrinka are meeting each other for the 14th time. The balance sheet is 4 wins and 9 defeats from the Überetscher’s point of view. South Tyrol times 2 Jannik Sinner had already been there a few hours earlier Won first match at a Grand Slam tournament . This means that two South Tyroleans are in the second round of the Australian Open. Seppi will also play the doubles match with the Italian Lorenzo Sonego on Wednesday night. In the first round, the two Azzurri will face Henri Kontinen (Finland) and Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany).

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Confident victory: Seppi also shines in Australia

Andreas Seppi feels comfortable at the Australian Open. The Kalter tennis professional made it into the second round on Tuesday morning Central European time.

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