ATP Rotterdam: Aria Simlik Murray, Tsitsipas advanced to the quarter-finals

Atlas of Aliyassim

On February 10, local time, ATP500 Rotterdam began to compete for the men's singles round, and the third seed Aliasim spent 1 hour and 37 minutes to defeat former world number one Murray with a wild card.

'I was ready from the very beginning of the game, with a high level of focus, and I think that's why I was able to perform at a high level from the first point. In a post-match interview, Aliassim said, "He (Murray) forced me to come up with my best level and I was happy with today's performance, I was able to maintain the lead all the way and win in two straight sets made me feel a lot less stressed." ”

Aliasim reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles at the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, setting his best record at Melbourne Park. With this victory, the 21-year-old Aliasim further extended his record against Murray to 2-0. His next opponent in the quarter-finals will be No. 6 seed Nori.

Top seed Tsitsipas took just 1 hour and 11 minutes to beat Belarusian Ivaszka 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. It was also the first time the two had met.

Tsitsipas attributed the victory to his positive mindset after the match: "I performed well from the first point, played offensively and constantly put pressure on my opponents. Speaking about his opponent DeMinal in the next round, he said, "Deminault is very intense and moves very fast, so it is undoubtedly a challenge against him, keep patience in the game. In the two's previous six meetings, Tsitsipas won twice.

Czech player Lekhka, who broke through from the qualifiers, defeated Shapovalov in the first round to win his first ATP Tour main tournament, continuing his excellent form, Lehka defeated local player Van Dezand Silop in the second round 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, and will compete with Italian teenager Musetti for the final four places.

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)