Tennis: exploit of Olivetti vis-a-vis Fish, qualified for the quarters in Marseilles

Albano Olivetti, 388e world and hope of French tennis, created the exploit by beating Thursday evening the American Mardy Fish, 8th world, and to qualify itself for the quarterfinals of the tournament of Marseilles, where it joined Richard Gasquet and Michael Llodra.
For its first incursion into the principal table of a tournament ATP, Olivetti, 20 years, continues to create sensation. Equipped with a striking down service, it struck its adversary while striking 23 aces to him, some passing very close to the bar of 230 km/h, to impose 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

It could even have buckled the meeting in two sets, since it carried out 3-1 before crumbling by boxing five plays of continuation, whereas its output on its first ball crumbled (40%).
Far from démotiver after the loss of this sleeve, it made the station-wagon of entry in the decisive set to carry out 3-0. It drew then aside two balls of station-wagon with 4-2 and held until the end and exulter after 1:48 of play.
After having hung the German Matthias Bachinger with the first turn, it will on the occasion to continue its great adventure vis-a-vis Michael Llodra.
This last, victorious Open 13 in 2010, had to get busy vis-a-vis the odd Ukrainian, only beaten after 2:19 of play 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5). Parisian, the 50e world, has him also been able to rely on its service, with 19 aces, when its adversary, 18th with the ATP, knew air pockets in this sector.
A third French validated his ticket for the quarters Thursday: Richard Gasquet, who dispatched the Russian Igor Kunitsyn. Biterrois, 15th world, thus reached its fourth quarter in 2012, after Sydney, Montpellier and Rotterdam.
It did not have any evil vis-a-vis Kunitsyn, 81e with the ATP, which held only 71 minutes on the court without managing to convert only one of its six balls of station-wagon, to incline 6-3, 6-2.
Gasquet will have however to raise its level of play to the next turn, vis-a-vis Juan Martin Del Potro. The Argentinian one, finalist in Rotterdam last Sunday, profited from the abandonment of the Russian Nikolay Davydenko whereas the two players were with a set everywhere and delivered a beautiful combat.
Two other French had already obtained their ticket for the quarters: the head of series N.1 OJ-Wilfried Tsonga and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Both will be opposite Friday to integrate the last square.
Results of the matches of tournament ATP of Marseilles, disputed Thursday:
Simple Sirs (2nd turn):
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG/N.4) beats Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-7 (6/8), 6-4 and abandonment
Richard Gasquet (FRA/N.5) beats Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-3, 6-2
Michael Llodra (FRA) beats Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. (UKR/N.6) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5)
Albano Olivetti (FRA) beats Mardy Fish (USA/N.2) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3