Daniel Galán takes the victory over the Moldovan Radu Albot on the fast track (6-1, 7-5) in his duel for the first round of the ATP 250 in Winston Salem. The Colombian tennis player will face Sebastián Báez in the next round.
Premiere for one of the Latinos at the Winston Salem Open, and in this case it was Daniel Galan. The Colombian player wanted to strengthen his performance for the next US Open, where he must defend his great third round last year. His rival to start his journey in this tournament was the Moldovan veteran Radu Albot.
Gallant takes the first step
A shaky start for Daniel, who just in the first game already had to face his first break point against, saving it coldly. After that opening game of the match, the Colombian himself was the one who knew how to get ahead, with a break before the first break. Everything would continue in the same vein, with the South American being clearly superior, and maintaining good feelings on serve to carry on that advantage in numbers. A second break in that context was defining, and Galán secured the first set by a bulky 6-1.
Things seemed to continue on the same path, with another break for the Colombian in the first game of the second quarter. However, from the following game, something caught fire in Albot’s game, beginning to move better and forcing mistakes from his rival, to, in the first instance, equalize the score and in the second, go ahead 5-2. But right at the end of the set in favor of the Moldovan, Daniel managed to play the important points calmly, partially tying the story. Galán knew how to take advantage of that moment to the upside and signed a second consecutive break, thus putting himself on the brink of victory. Finally, the Colombian stamped his victory with a defining 7-5.
2023-08-21 02:37:10
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