Sinner sweeps past Korda, Tsitsipas dispatches Etcheverry in Monte-Carlo

Sinner sweeps past Korda, Tsitsipas dispatches Etcheverry in Monte-CarloApril 11, 2024Monte-Carlo, April 11 (IANS) In his first match on clay this season, Jannik Sinner sweeps past Sebastian Korda 6-1, 6-2 to reach the third round at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Sinner saved all three break points he faced and was impressive on his first-serve, winning 95 per cent (20/21) of points behind his first delivery to advance after 76 minutes.The 22-year-old will next play Jan-Lennard Struff after the German defeated Borna Coric on Tuesday to earn his 200th tour-level win.Sinner is chasing his second crown on clay after winning in Umag in 2022. He is making his fourth appearance in the Principality, where he advanced to the semi-finals last season.Meanwhile, two-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas also raced into the third round after the Greek dispatched Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1, 6-0 in just 64 minutes to set a third-round clash against Alexander Zverev.Tsitsipas, a champion in 2021 and 2022 in the Principality, struck 22 winners and broke Etcheverry’s serve six times according to ATP Stats to improve to 16-3 at the clay-court event.The fourth seed Daniil Medvedev reached the third round in the Principality for the third time with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Frenchman Gael Monfils.Medvedev, who reached the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo last season, will next play Karen Khachanov after the World No. 17 defeated Francisco Cerundolo 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.Medvedev enjoyed success on clay last year, winning his maiden tour-level title on the surface at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome. The 28-year-old is chasing his first trophy of the season this week, with his best result in 2024 a final run at the Australian Open.Casper Ruud dispatched Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 6-2, 6-4 in one hour and 23 minutes to reach the third round.Ruud, who has captured nine of his 10 tour-level titles on clay, will meet 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz following his 21st tour-level victory of the year.In other action, Holger Rune was leading 6-3, 2-1 when play was suspended for the day due to rain. The 20-year-old, who is competing in his first clay-court match of the season, reached the title match in Monte-Carlo last year.Grigor Dimitrov, fresh off his final run in Miami, held a 6-4, 2-1 advantage against Miomir Kecmanovic when rain halted their match.–IANSbc/https://ians.in/detail/sinner-sweeps-past-korda-tsitsipas-dispatches-etcheverry-in-monte-carlo–20240411092637/