Mérida and Llamas reach the final draw of the Challenger de Oeiras

Daniel Merida and Pablo Llamas they sealed their pass to the final table after winning their respective matches in two sets in the Oeiras tournament.

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Second previous one surpassed by Mérida in 2023

After a resounding victory in the first qualifying round by 6-1 y 6-2, Mérida played the pass to the box. His rival would be the Russian Evgeny Karlovskiy.

The match did not start in the best way for the Spaniard, since in the first game of the match his rival had already broken his serve. This was not a mental blow for Mérida who knew how to recover and play at a high level. This caused him to get the break in the sixth game. Equality took over the scoreboard. At 4-4, the Russian broke the Spaniard’s serve again, but failed to consolidate it, so Dani was still alive. With 6-5 and his opponent’s serve, he enjoyed a set point that he couldn’t convert. After a great performance in the tiebreaker, he would take the first set 7-6.

The second heat had the same start as the first. At the first exchange, the Russian got the break, but Mérida didn’t let him consolidate it and managed to break his rival’s serve. The Spaniard gained an advantage by breaking his rival’s serve in the fifth game. When everything seemed to indicate that Mérida would close their game comfortably on serve, the break came. The set would be decided in the tie break, where once again the Spaniard was superior to his rival and managed to win 7-6.

Llamas continues with his great level

After eliminating Sánchez Jover in the first round in a very solid way, the Andalusian played the pass to the Challenger de Oeiras box. His rival would be the experienced French player Kenny De Schepper.

Llamas started the game very solid. In the first turn to serve his rival, he managed to break and gain an advantage. Supported in the serve, he maintained the advantage at all times. With 4-1 in his favor, he again broke his rival’s serve. He would consolidate this break and closed the first set 6-1.

In the second set, the Frenchman was not given up for dead. He began by breaking Llamas’ serve, but without luck to consolidate it. Llamas returned equality to the scoreboard. In the next turn to serve his rival, he got the break that gave him peace of mind. That calm translated into great tennis, giving him the advantage of the match. With 5-3 and his rival serving, the Spaniard finished off the set with a break, managing to close it 6-1.