Watch highlights as home favourite, French No. 1 Lucas Pouille, moves into the second round at his home Grand Slam. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images.
Lucas Pouille ended a three-match losing streak on Tuesday, defeating home favourite Andreas Seppi 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(3) at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. In a clash delayed by almost three hours due to rain, the 24-year-old, who suffered opening-match defeats in Monte-Carlo, Budapest and Madrid, hit seven aces and won 75 per cent of first-serve points to clinch victory in just over two hours. The Open Sud de France champion (d. Gasquet) broke serve in the first game of the match with two pinpoint forehand winners down the line, before cruising to a one-set lead after 28 minutes. But Seppi rallied well, securing the only break of the second set to force a decider, which he led by a break at...
Lucas Pouille, the No. 7 seed at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, discusses why he loves the clay-court swing, the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters and more ahead of his opening match against Mischa Zverev. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
ITALY 1, FRANCE 1 Venue: Valletta Cambiaso ASD, Genoa, ITA (clay - outdoor) Lucas Pouille withstood a strong comeback effort to beat Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1 in Genoa. The World No. 11 began well, breaking six times en route to a two-set lead, but Seppi fought back in front of his home fans to force a decider. Not to be denied, Pouille re-established control and raced to victory in the fifth set to secure defending champion France a 1-0 lead. “The emotions are the maximum,” Pouille told DavisCup.com. “It's great to win that type of match. I was two sets up, he came back; that was so tough for me in the fourth set. I tried...
Watch highlights as Roberto Bautista Agut, Malek Jaziri, Lucas Pouille and Filip Krajinovic battle into the Dubai 2018 semi-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
