Tennis
We missed a great chance. Marchenko failed to reach the semi-finals of the tournament in Bratislava
Ukrainian tennis player Ilya Marchenko (ATP 271) could not reach his opponent in the semi-final played on closed hard ground in Bratislava (Slovakia).
The Ukrainian player was defeated in three sets in the quarter-finals Joris De Loore (Belgium, ATP 188) In 2 hours 35 minutes.
ATP Challenger Bratislava. It’s hard indoors. 1/4 final
Joris De Loore (Belgium) – Ilya Marchenko (Ukraine) – 6:3, 3:6, 7:6 (7:2)
In the third game, Marchenko took a break with a score of 3:3, but immediately gave up serve. In the 12th match, the Ukrainian saved 2 match points, took the game to a tiebreak, but could not cope with the Belgian.
This was the second meeting of tennis players. In 2017, Ilya lost to Joris at the start of the US Open qualifiers.
In the semi-finals in Bratislava, De Loore will play against Luc Nardi (Italy, ATP 133).
Source: Sport UA
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