Australian Aleksandar Vukic scores his first ATP Masters 1000 main-draw win on clay to succeed in the second spherical in Rome.
Rome, Italy, 9 Could 2024 | Rhys de Deugd
Aleksandar Vukic has made robust begin for Australians in the primary draw of the Italian Open in Rome, scoring a first-round win over former world No.8 Diego Schwartzman.
Regardless of solely taking part in two matches previously three weeks, the 28-year-old Aussie appeared in effective kind as he asserted his dominance in a single hour and 33 minutes to assert a 6-2 6-2 victory in his event debut.
Vukic made certain to disclaim the Argentinian of any possibilities to claw again into the match, holding serve all through all the contest and saving all eight break factors alternatives in opposition to him.
That is Vukic’s maiden main-draw win at a ATP Masters 1000 occasion on clay.
Vukic ends what was an eventful week for Schwartzman, because the 31-year-old introduced he will likely be retiring in early 2025 while finishing a profitable run by means of qualifying in Rome.
After a rain-affected day of motion, Vukic is the one Australian to compete within the Rome most important draw to this point. Eight different Aussie hopefuls stay throughout singles and doubles attracts.
An enormous check awaits for Vukic as he takes on the third seed and 2017 champion Alexander Zverev within the second spherical.
Aussies in motion – Rome
RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) d [Q] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 6-2 6-2
COMING UP
Ladies’s singles, first spherical
Daria Saville (AUS) v Clara Tauson (DEN)
> VIEW: Italian Open ladies’s singles draw
Males’s singles, first spherical
Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v Jaume Munar (ESP)
Chris O’Connell (AUS) v Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP)
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [Q] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB)
Males’s singles, second spherical
[9] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v TBD
[32] Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [Q] Thiago Monteiro (BRA)
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v [3] Alexander Zverev (GER)
> VIEW: Italian Open males’s singles draw
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[2] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v [WC] Matteo Arnaldi (ITA)/Francesco Passaro (ITA)
Alex de Minaur (AUS)/Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [6] Tim Puetz (GER)/ Kevin Krawietz (GER)
Jordan Thompson (AUS)/Sebastian Korda (USA) v [3] Rajeev Ram (USA)/Joe Salisbury (GBR)
Ladies’s doubles, first spherical
[2] Ellen Perez (AUS)/ Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Sara Errani (ITA)/Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
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