Juan Monaco crashes out by Fernando Verdasco in his opening match – Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012
World number 10, Juan Monaco form Argentina, bowed out to the former world number seven, Fernando Verdasco, in brutal straight sets at the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012 on Tuesday. He suffered a 4-6, 2-6 shock at the hands of his fellow 28-year-old in his
opening match at this ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Masters 1000 event held in Shanghai, China.
Seeded seventh in this event, Monaco was underplayed by the left-handed Spaniard, eventually exiting from the tournament with disappointment. Verdasco on the other side of net booked a place in the third round and lowered trail in the FedEx ATP Head 2 Head
Series by 4-6 against the Argentinean star.
Monaco, who recently conquered the Proton Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, made a sloppy entry at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena. He suffered the first blow in the third game and went 1-3 down. The Argentinean held his composure and managed to keep
his remaining serves. However, the initial blow resulted in a 4-6 loss. He squandered both break chances and dusted away only two out of three breakpoints he came across.
The Argentinean number two carried his disappointing ways in the proceeding set. He stepped off steam after keeping his second serve and ultimately lost the last five games in a row. As a result, Monaco endured a disappointing 2-6 loss. He failed to seek
any break opportunity and dusted away half of the four breakpoints he encountered.
Summing up performance of the Argentinean veteran, Monaco spilled more unforced errors and clobbered a poor first serve share of 59 per cent as compared to Verdasco’s 73 per cent and ended the match with only 47 points.
Verdasco will next face off 10th seeded Marin Cilic who dumped the Slovakian star, Martin Klizan, with a breadstick to reach this spot.
The eighth seeded American, John Isner, also earned the fame later that day. He battled past the South African number one, Kevin Anderson, in the tie-breakers of all three sets to progress. The American number one smashed 24 aces and pulled out the victory
in two hours and 45 minutes without cashing any break opportunity.
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