Delbonis through in Marbella as Kwon holds off Rune
Federico Delbonis and Kwon Soon-woo are into the last 16 of the Andalucia Open, while two seeded players fell early on in the Sardegna Open.
Federico Delbonis – cropped
Federico Delbonis eased through to the last 16 and Soonwoo Kwon held off a strong fight from Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in Monday’s Andalucia Open action.
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Eighth seed Delbonis lost serve twice in the first set against Roberto Carballes Baena but recovered well to claim a 7-5 6-1 victory in Marbella.
He will take on Norbert Gombos, who recovered to beat Juan Ignacio Londero 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 6-3, for a place in the quarter-finals of the clay-court event.
Kwon was made to do things the hard way against junior tennis world number one Rune, who took the match all the way.
Despite trailing 3-1 in the third set, seventh seed Kwon held his nerve to force a tie-break and prevailed 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-4).
A first ATP win on clay for Kwon!
The South Korean edges past 17-year-old Rune 6-3 3-6 7-6 to move on at the #AndaluciaOpen pic.twitter.com/NdqOiuDG7w
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 5, 2021
Ricardas Berankis is also through thanks to a 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 victory over Lucas Pouille in just under three hours.
Sardegna Open: Cagliari, Italy
Meanwhile, seeded pair Tommy Paul and Guido Pella fell at the first hurdle in the Sardegna Open to Yannick Hanfmann and Egor Gerasimov respectively.
Eighth seed Paul recovered after squandering a 4-1 lead in a first-set tie-break but fell 7-6 (10-8) 5-7 6-3, while seventh seed Pella lost 6-4 6-0 in straight sets to Gerasimov.
Elsewhere in Cagliari, Aljaz Bedene rallied past teenager Giulio Zeppieri 1-6 7-5 7-6 (7-3) and Laslo Djere eliminated Italian wildcard Federico Gaio 6-4 6-2.
