Flavio Cipolla trounces Jurgen Zopp to reach round two – Rogers Cup 2012
In an all-qualifier clash, Italy’s Flavio Cipolla crushed Estonia’s Jurgen Zopp with a breadstick at the Rogers Cup 2012 on Monday. He carved out a 6-1, 6-2 victory against the world number 82 to cruise into the second round at this outdoor hard court event
taking place in Toronto, Canada.
The Italian contender displayed brilliant skills to devastate Zopp in straight sets in their first encounter. After registering the success in one hour and 17 minutes, Cipolla not only took lead in the FedEx ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Head
2 Head series by 1-0 against the 24-year-old but also booked a place in the round of 32 at the Rexall Centre.
Cipolla stormed into this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. After Zopp held his serve in the second game, the Italian unleashed his skills and went on a five-game tear, eventually sealing the opener with a breadstick. He amazingly brushed off all six breakpoints
he came across and converted two out of three break chances to his advantage.
Ranked 97th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Cipolla maintained his intensity in the follow-up set and got the coveted break in the opening game to take the initial lead. He swiped his entire serves without encountering any
hindrance and cashed in another break chance in the seventh game, eventually clicking the set with a 6-2 win. The Italian was never threatened with any barrier and cashed in both break chances to earn the fame.
All in all, Cipolla manifested a better first serve share of 86 per cent as compared to his rival’s 58 per cent and amazingly marked 35 out of 50 points on it.
Next challenge for the Italian qualifier is the two times former Rogers Cup champion, Andy Murray, who received a first round bye after being a seeded player at this event.
The Cypriot number one, Marcos Baghdatis, will accompany Cipolla in the following round. He was broken once but cashed in three out of 10 break chances to register a 6-4, 6-3 success against Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq. Baghdatis needed one hour and 37 minutes
to rule the match and progress at this event.
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