Alessandro Giannessi crushes Daniel Gimeno-Traver to reach main draw – Monte-Carlo Rolex Master 2012
Italian contestant, Alessandro Giannessi, upset the qualifying 11th seed, Daniel Gimeno-Traver, with a breadstick at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Master 2012 on Sunday. He manifested a 6-1, 7-6(2) success against the world number 106
to secure a place in the opening round at this Masters 1000 event held in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Giannessi displayed tremendous skills and abilities to get the better of the 26-year-old in one hour and 21 minutes. The players previously contested at the Turin Challenger last year and after earning this success, the Italian
maintained his winning record against Gimeno-Traver.
The 21-year-old stormed into the Monte Carlo Country Club and held his serve in the opening game with conviction. After the Spaniard kept his serve in the second game, Giannessi blasted powerful groundstrokes to go on a five-game
killing spree. He swiped in his entire serves without facing any breakpoint and capitalised on two out of six break opportunities to pocket the breadstick.
Ranked 136th in the South African Airways ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour Rankings, Giannessi suffered the first blow in the eighth game and trailed at 3-5. However, he quickly recovered in the very next game
and eventually imposed a tie-breaker. The Italian outclassed his opponent completely in it and clinched the set with a 7-6(2) score line.
All in all, the Italian produced a slightly lower first serve share of 52 per cent as compared to Gimeno-Traver’s 55 per cent but impressively clicked 23 out of 29 points on it.
Next up for Giannessi is his compatriot, Filippo Volandri, in the first round.
The qualifying 13th seed, Victor Hanescu, will join the Italian in the main draw. He crippled the German contender, Michael Berrer, with a breadstick in 70 minutes to advance.
The world number 103 convincingly plucked his opening serve at this clay court event and took the initial lead. After Berrer held his serve in the follow-up game, the Romanian unleashed flurry of groundstrokes and pulled out the
opener with an assuring 6-1 score line.
Hanescu maintained consistency in his game in the proceeding set and earned the coveted break in the opening game. He then brushed off all four breakpoints he faced and swiped in his entire serves, ultimately sealing the deal by
winning six games to four.
The 30-year-old also manipulated a better first serve share of 71 per cent as compared to Berrer’s 57 per cent and availed 29 out of 39 points on it.
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