Face and cross in the Classification of Masters 1,000 of Rome. In the first round of matches, Pablo Carreño and Carlos Taberner were imposed on their respective parties And they take a step away from the final picture of the Italian tournament. Meanwhile, their companions were not so lucky. Cristina Bucsa and Leyre Romero could not with their opponents On the first day of competition.
The first to go on the track was Taberner, who starred in a most curious game in which he ended up imposing himself for 6-1, 0-6 y 6-0. The Valencian faced the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, who had been in the Top-20. In the first set, Carlos did not tremble his racket to easily take it. The French response was overwhelming, with a rosco, a result that would return to him in the third manga. A strange but effective victory.
After him, his compatriot Carreño. He measured with the Argentine Thiago Agustín Tirante. He took the first set with a disputed tie break by 7 (7) -6 (5). The meeting did not last long, since, during the second manga, when the game was 2-1 in favor of the Spanish, a brace requested physiotherapist assistance to the suffer a problem with your leg And, after consulting doctors, he decided that it was best to retire.
Goodbye to the Spanish
The Spanish representatives of the day had to dismiss prematurely from Rome. The first, Cristina Bucsawhich was surpassed by a 6-3 and 6-2 by Canadian Victoria Mboko in an hour and 14 minutes. Shortly after, said goodbye Leyre Romero, after losing 6-3 and 6-0 in an hour and six minutes with the Russian Kamilla Rakhimova.
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