In the WTA 250 event in Austin, British number six Heather Watson was beaten 6-4 6-4 by American fifth seed Sloane Stephens in the second round. Italy's world number 67 Lorenzo Sonego completes the quarter-final line-up, meeting Germany's Alexander Zverev in the last eight, after a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 win over Canadian fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. 'Maybe the last three or four games were not the best to close the match, but I managed to find the good serve in the end.'įormer world number one Daniil Medvedev, who has recently won titles in Rotterdam and Doha, earned an 11th consecutive victory by beating Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-2 and faces Croatia's Borna Coric next. 'Tonight, right from the beginning I was sharp. 'Yesterday, I really had to work hard to get a win,' said Djokovic. His hard fought win was in marked contrast to Djokovic, who recovered from a shaky first-round display to put in a ruthless display against Griekspoor. The second seed beat Spaniard Alejandro Davdovich Fokina 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-3) and will now face Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the last eight on Thursday. Novak Djokovic breaks Steffi Graf's record for most weeks as world number oneĭefending champion Andrey Rublev saved five match points and recovered from a set down to advance.

The Serbian world number one will face Polish fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz on Thursday for a place in the semis.ĭjokovic, 35, is chasing a sixth Dubai title and is playing his first tournament since winning the Australian Open with a hamstring injury last month.

Alex De Minaur vs.'It's been a great evening for me,' said Djokovic.

Next up for the Dane is either Portugal’s Nuno Borges or American qualifier Nick Chappell next.Īcapulco ATP500, other first-round matchups and results: In their singles match on Monday, Rune broke serve four times and won 56 percent of his second-serve return points. MP 294/10 (112.5 ov) ROI 484/10 (121.3 ov) & 85/1 (18 ov) Stumps : Day 3 Rest of India lead by 275 runs. But in Indian Wells next month they will be on the same side of the net, as they are pairing up for doubles. We already know that we won’t have to wait long to see Rune and Shelton on the same court at the same time. | #CelebratingTennis30 /asqtNjBYKP- Tennis Channel February 28, 2023 Runeway to success! 🛫 books a place in the round of 16, earning a 6-7(7) 6-4 6-2 victory over Shelton.

Shelton recovered from a slow start to advance after two hours and 20 minutes. In a matchup we will probably see a lot more of over the years, Holger Rune defeated Ben Shelton 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Mexican Open at the Princess Mundo Imperial in Acapulco on Monday night.

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