Martín Landaluce’s unforgettable adventure at the Miami Open ended this Sunday with honors for the 18-year-old from Madrid, who lost 6-3, 6-4 in 75 minutes against Ben Shelton, but made a very good impression. He leaves the tournament with the memory of his first ATP victory, his first also in a Masters 1,000, and 30 places higher in the world ranking, as he goes from 345th to 315th.
Landaluce had the bad luck to run into a young (21 years old) and very proud American, who is already one of the best players on the circuit (17th) and was not going to be intimidated by the Spaniard’s self-confidence in front of his family and your audience. For this reason, Shelton ensured his service turns very well, to the point of not having to face a single break opportunity from Martín, who could do very little to the rest (he won nine points). That was the key to a match that escaped him due to a couple of mistakes with his serve.
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In the second set, he conceded the break after making a couple of double faults and then had no chance to come back, although he enjoyed it and made a great point for the American in the last game. In fact, he raised his arms to ask for the support of some spectators dedicated to his compatriot. In the end, Shelton congratulated him, telling him that that movement (going up to the net with a backhand return and a winning forehand) was a great player. “I played a very complete match, with a lot of confidence and my game flowed to put a lot of pressure on my opponent. I hit the ball perfectly,” said Ben, who showed a very positive balance of winners (22) and unforced errors (16), with some serves at 239 km/h, for his first victory in this tournament.
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2024-03-24 16:57:12
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