From the third time onwards. Krutykh advances to second round at Challenger in Saint-Tropez

Ukraine’s second racket Alexey Krutykh In the first round of the Challenger in Saint-Tropez, the Swedish national team defeated group stage participant Cook Davis 2023 in Elias Ymer.

The Ukrainian tennis player quickly lost the first set, losing two consecutive serves. Imer was ahead 4:0 and Krutykh was unable to regain such a lead. In the second set, there was an even fight in which Krutykh came close to giving up his serve. However, Imer could not take advantage of his chance, unlike the Ukrainian player, who took a break with a score of 3:2 and was ultimately decisive in the set. In the third game, where the score was 1:2 in favor of the Swede, the opponents took breaks, and soon Krutykh made another break, which could have been decisive. However, the Ukrainian tennis player failed to serve twice in a row in the match, missed a total of three match points and committed three double faults. However, leading 6:1 in the tiebreaker for the third time, Alexey Krutykh converted the first match point, but was already at the reception.

In the second round, Alexey Krutykh will play against the second seed, Austrian Sebastian Ofner. If the Ukrainian tennis player wins, he will face one of two Frenchmen in the quarter-finals: Constant Lestienne or Harold Maillot. The Ukrainian player had not played with either of them before.

ATP CHallenger 125, Saint Tropez, France, hard, 1 round

Alexey Krutykh (Ukraine) – Elias Ymer (Sweden) – 2:6, 6:3, 7:6 (7:1).