Tennis
Molchanov lost in doubles at the start of the Challenger in Austria
Ukraine’s first racket in doubles Denis Molchanov and his Kazakh partner Andrey Golubev As the first seed, they lost to Spaniards Inigo Cervantes and Oriol Roque Batalha at the start of the competition in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria.
Molchanov and Golubev managed to recover after losing the first set in a protracted tiebreak, but in the decisive game with a score of 6:6, the Ukrainian-Kazakh duo lost three consecutive rallies and could no longer win back.
Molchanov, who was paired with Spanish David Vega Hernandez in the Challenger 1/8 final held in Szczecin, Poland last week, drew attention by defeating Cervantes and Roca Batalha.
ATP Challenger 125, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria, clay, doubles, 1 round
Inigo Cervantes/Oriol Roca Batalha (Spain) – Denis Molchanov (Ukraine)/Andrey Golubev (Kazakhstan) – 6:7 (9:11), 7:5, 8:10.
Source: Sport UA
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