Ugo Carabelli knocks Monfils out of Madrid Open, reaches round two | OneFootball

One of the biggest upsets of the day at the Madrid Open was delivered by Camilo Ugo Carabelli (57th in the world rankings). The Argentine convincingly defeated Gael Monfils (200th) 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 18 minutes of play, advancing to the second round at the Caja Mágica.

It is worth noting that this was no ordinary match, as the Frenchman, a former world No. 6, will retire at the end of the season, and this match marked his farewell to the Madrid tournament. Despite having the crowd against him and that added emotional factor, Ugo Carabelli showed great composure and displayed very solid tennis.

In the first set, the Brujo did not allow a single break opportunity on the European’s side, while he himself had five chances. Despite the large number of opportunities to break serve, he was only able to convert one. However, he sealed the 6-3 on his second set point.

In the second, with the crowd getting involved to support Monfils, the match became more competitive. In fact, unlike the opening set, Gael played more freely and got himself more into the score. Faced with this, Camilo had to save three break points and then, when everything suggested the set might be extended, he broke his opponent’s serve in the ninth game before closing it out 6-4.

With this result, Ugo Carabelli celebrated his first win at the Madrid Open and will now seek another victory to match his best performance at a Masters 1000: the third round at the 2025 Miami Open. In the next round, he will face Italy’s Flavio Cobolli (13th), recently a finalist in Munich.

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