The Russian swept Alex De Minaur in the second match of the group Ilie Nastase (6-2, 6-4). He can dream of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Two days after coming through against Taylor Fritz (6-4, 6-3), the Russian got back upright this Tuesday. Very concentrated and diligent, imperial in serving (84% of points won behind his firsts, 9 points lost out of 47 and only three double faults), the Russian rolled and rolled over his opponent whom he dominated for the seventh time in ten matches . It was with a furious smash that he concluded his convincing performance in both substance and form. Enough to forget his previous match where he displayed a lot of casualness against Taylor Fritz. The 4th in the world remains in the race for qualification, while Fritz will face Sinner this Tuesday evening (8:30 p.m.). Beaten in two sets by the Italian during his first match, De Minaur, who is participating in his very first Masters tournament, is very close to elimination. The former winner (2020) will play his qualifier against Jannik Sinner on Thursday.
