Google News ATP Paris-Bercy 2021: Djokovic protagonist of the day-2 HIGHLIGHTS
by LORENZO CIOTTI
Novak Djokovic, five-time champion of the ATP Paris Rolex asters tournament, knocks down Marton Fucsovics' will with a perfectly normal performance. The number one in seeding, which also needs extras in the deciding set, faces 6-1 4-6 6-3 after just over two hours of play and enters the collision course Gael Monfils.
The Hungarian tennis player, who obviously makes improvements to the tactical plan, takes advantage of some unfortunate choice of the number one in the big group and puts the decisive push on absolute parity. Nole, who saves himself at 30-30 during the third game and who takes advantage of a missed pass by his opponent in the next game, finds himself at 3-1.
Djokovic needs a new break at 3-2 to restore the hierarchy.
To stay attached to the ATP Finals dream, Felix Auger Aliassime needs to reassemble Gianluca Mager. The Canadian, who breaks the balance in the tenth game of the second set, spreads with a mega-partial of 6-1 and fixes the success at 3-6 6-4 6-1.
In the second round the challenge with Domenik Koepfer, Andy Murray's executioner. He does not take advantage of a set advantage even Lorenzo Sonego, engaged in the challenge with Taylor Fritz. Semi-finalist in Indian Wells and finalist in St.
Petersburg, the American won the ninth victory in the last eleven games with an excellent 3-6 6-2 6-3. Embellished with 90% points with the first ball straddling the second and third set. Carlos Alcaraz-Sinner wins a crazy match against Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Needless to say, he does not take advantage of a break advantage in the heart of the first set, remedies a false start in the second tie break with a 7-0 break and avoids the jeu decisif in the final rush. Even though he actually needs three chances to face the 6-7 (4) 7-6 (2) 7-5 on the threshold of three hours of play.