Arthur Son qualified without trembling for the knockout stages of Indian Wells Masters 1000 against Gabriel Diallo, while Corentin Moutet fell against Holger Rune. It also passes for Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The three best French players will be there for the final sixties of the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells. A few hours after Ugo Humbert and Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard, it was Arthur Son who won his ticket, to the detriment of Gabriel Diallo. The world No. 21 beat No. 88, which had eliminated it during the last US Open, on the score of 6-2, 6-2 in 1h07. Beaten in the round of 16 in Rotterdam and the entry of the game in Dubai, the French player hopes to find some confidence in California, and this match should bring him.
Son notably started the meeting very well by leading 4-0, before losing one of his breaks in advance (4-2), but he reacted very well by taking over the opposing service in the process before winning the round on his second set ball. In the second, the Canadian held up to 2-2, but then cracked against a son superior to him, who won the last four games. The task will be harsher the next round for the world No. 21, opposed to No. 16, Lorenzo Musetti, who beat him during their only confrontation, on the land of Monte-Carlo last year. The Italian, however, had to fight for 2:42 am to eliminate Roman Safiullin.
It will be rune for Humbert
Another Frenchman on the courts at the end of the program on Friday, Corentin Moutet, who did not leave favorite against Holger Rune. And the 79th world has effectively lost 6-2, 6-4 against the 13th. The Ile -de -France had however defeated the Danes in their two previous confrontations (in 2022), but this time it did not go. Rune won the first set in breakage at 1-1 and 4-2 and without having the slightest break ball to defend. On his momentum, he led 4-0 and thought he was moving to a very easy victory, but Moutet woke up. He erased one of his delay breaks (4-2), then lost his service again (5-2), then resumed the Danish (5-3) and won his service game (5-4).
But at 5-4 in his favor, Rune did not tremble and concluded the match on a white game. It is therefore he who will challenge Ugo Humbert, which he has already beaten three times out of three without losing a set. As for Moutet, he will play the Phoenix challenger next week. Also note this Friday the qualification of the world number 6 Daniil Medvedev (6-2, 6-2 against BU), n ° 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-2, 6-4 against Seyboth Wild), n ° 17 Frances Tiafoe (7-6, 7-6 against Dzumhur) and n ° 31 Alex Michelsen (6-3, 6-4 against Smith). On the other hand, the world No. 20 Tomas Machac, winner of ATP 500 from Acapulco last week, abandoned against Watanuki. This is already the sixth abandonment of the Czech since the last US Open! Casper Ruud, world n ° 5, also took the door, after his defeat 7-6, 3-6, 6-2 against Marcos Giron.
