Strong Seppi continues his triumph

The 37-year-old from Kalter prevailed on Wednesday afternoon at the start against lucky loser Jack Sock (ATP 256) in three sets with 4:6, 6:3, 6:3. The 28-year-old American was still one of the best players in the world in 2017 and was ranked 8th in the ATP computer. Sock won a total of four ATP titles, including the Masters 1000 in Paris in 2017. He also made it to the semifinals at the ATP Finals in the same year. In 2019, Sock tore two ligaments in his thumb and was never able to fully recover from this injury. The South Tyrolean celebrated his 10th tournament victory on the Challenger Tour on Sunday. In the final he got the upper hand against Liam Broady 6:2, 6:1. He was actually supposed to play against the Brit again on Wednesday in Round 1, but he canceled his participation at short notice due to a foot injury. So Sock slipped into the peloton. Sock with a better start Seppi, who has been back in the top 100 in the world since Monday, met a very unpleasant opponent. The world number 96. from Kaltern and Sock delivered their serves confidently in the first set until the score was 4:4. Then the American managed to break to take a 5-4 lead. In the following game, Seppi had the chance to break again, but missed it. Sock did better, converting his second set point with an ace to make it 6:4. In the second half of the game, Seppi found his way into the game better and took the service from Sock for the first time in the eighth game to make it 5:3. The Kalterer man couldn't let this lead be taken away from him and served out the score to 6:3. So the game had to be decided in the third set. Here Seppi had the better end for himself: the South Tyrolean secured the break to make it 2-1 in the third game. Seppi left no stone unturned and, with another break, prevailed 6:3. It is the sixth win in a row for the Kalterer. Bachinger is waiting In the round of 3, Seppi, seeded number 269, will face another qualifier in Matthias Bachinger (ATP 33). The 2014-year-old from Munich and Seppi have faced each other twice in their careers. In XNUMX, the South Tyrolean won the Challenger final in Val Gardena, while Bachinger prevailed in Rotterdam the year before.

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Strong Seppi continues his triumph

Three days after winning the title in Biella, Andreas Seppi is once again in the round of 16 at the ATP Challenger tournament in Piedmont after a prestigious victory.

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