A more than positive day for all the Spanish players in the Braga Challenger who have managed to qualify for the next round of the Portuguese tournament.
ATP Challenger Braga draw
ATP Challenger Braga results
Tuesday’s day of the Portuguese Challenger brought four Spanish players to the scene looking to make their name in the second round of the Portuguese tournament. Cosano Ravine He was the first to take to the court, facing a tough challenge against Travaglia, with a higher ranking. After this duel, Battle Rock He was in charge of taking the court in another a priori unfavorable duel against Gakhov. Later, Sanchez Jover He took to the court to face Fatic in a match in which he was not a favorite. To end the day, Pablo Llamas He took to the court looking to close the victory, being the only Spaniard who started as a favorite in his match.
Barranco Cosano starts strong
The Spanish player came out convinced and with great intensity to try to break as soon as possible and dominate the match. Thus, he managed to break in the second game and, after saving two breaks, put the score at a clear 3-1. As if that were not enough, he broke again to make it 5-1, displaying an outstanding level on the court. Travaglia could not find a way to escape the pressure of his rival and gave up his serve once again to lose 6-1. Javier needed to prolong his good feelings. The second set was less dominated by the Spaniard, although he also went 3-1 to play calmly for the rest of the set. However, Stefano broke in the ninth to make it 5-4, but he lost serve again to finish 6-4 for the Spaniard.
Roca Batalla gives continuity to the good Spanish day
The Spaniard was facing Ivan Ghakov, located 107 places above him in the ATP world rankings. Despite this, Roca came out very confident in his game and stood up to the Russian from the first moment. He saved two break points in the third game and managed to be the first to break with a break in the sixth game to make it 4-2 in his favor. The set had little else, with the Spaniard sealing the rest of his serves with a great game to win 6-3. The second was tied until halfway through the set, when Batalla broke to go up 4-3. After consolidating the break with his serve, he broke again to close the match with a new 6-3.
Sánchez Jover takes the victory due to his rival’s retirement
Carlos Sánchez Jover took to the court with the challenge of achieving victory against Fatic, with a better ranking. After an even start, the Spaniard broke in the seventh game to go up 4-3 and walk calmly for the rest of the set. In addition, he made a new break in the ninth to close the set with a 6-3. Already in the second, Fatic was forced to retire in the fourth game after giving up his serve in favor of Jover.
Llamas closes a perfect day
Pablo Llamas had before him the opportunity to close the plenary session in Portugal for the Spanish, and he did not waste it. He started the match with a break in the first game to show his superiority in the duel. Besides, He repeated the play in the fifth game to put a resounding 5-1 on the scoreboard.. The Italian Bonadio could not do anything and after giving up his serve for the third time, he lost the set by a clear 6-1. The second began with an exchange of breaks that ended up favoring the Spanish tennis player. After two breaks from him and one from Bonadio, the score went to 4-1 in his favor. Finally, the Spaniard took the match with a break in the eighth game after four match points.
2023-09-27 17:30:38
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