Australian Aleksandar Vukic scores his first ATP Masters 1000 main-draw win on clay to achieve the second spherical in Rome.
Rome, Italy, 9 Might 2024 | Rhys de Deugd
Aleksandar Vukic has made sturdy 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 up to now three weeks, the 28-year-old Aussie appeared in fantastic kind as he asserted his dominance in a single hour and 33 minutes to say a 6-2 6-2 victory in his match debut.
Vukic made positive to disclaim the Argentinian of any probabilities to claw again into the match, holding serve all through the complete contest and saving all eight break factors alternatives towards 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 via qualifying in Rome.
After a rain-affected day of motion, Vukic is the one Australian to compete within the Rome principal draw to this point. Eight different Aussie hopefuls stay throughout singles and doubles attracts.
A giant take a look at 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
Girls’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)
Girls’s doubles, first spherical
[2] Ellen Perez (AUS)/ Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Sara Errani (ITA)/Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
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