ATP roundup: Alex de Minaur rallies in Vienna

22.10.2024 - 23:55 channelnewsasia.com

Second seed Alex de Minaur of Australia bounced back from a tough first set and defeated Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Erste Bank Open on Tuesday in Vienna, Austria.Struff won 10 of his 11 first-serve points in the opening set, but de Minaur took over from there.

He finished the match 4-for-6 in both saving break points and converting chances to break Struff's serve.Luciano Darderi of Italy defeated Dominic Thiem 7-6 (6), 6-2 in the final match of the retiring Austrian star's career.

The former World No. 3 never regained his form after a major right wrist injury in 2021. After the match, Thiem received a thunderous ovation and his racket was placed in a glass case.Also advancing in straight sets were American No.

5 seed Frances Tiafoe, Italian No. 6 seed Lorenzo Musetti, British No. 7 seed Jack Draper, American Marcos Giron, Frenchman Gael Monfils and Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic.Swiss Indoors BaselNo.

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