Tennis
Match points were not converted. Marchenko lost to the Turks in a 3-hour battle in Bergamo
Ukrainian tennis player Ilya Marchenko (ATP 210) completed his performances at the Challenger held on closed hard surfaces in Bergamo (Italy).
The Ukrainian player was defeated in two sets in the 1st round of the main draws Cem İlkel (Türkiye, ATP 258) in 2 hours 55 minutes.
ATP Challenger Bergamo. It’s hard indoors. 1/16 final
Cem İlkel (Türkiye) [Alt] – Ilya Marchenko (Ukraine) [Q] – 6:7 (3:7), 6:4, 7:5
In the 10th game of the third set, Marchenko had a match point on the reception, but the Ukrainian player could not capitalize on it.
This was the third meeting of tennis players. Ilya lost all 3 fights.
In the 1/8 final in Bergamo, İlkel will face the winner of the match between Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Flavio Cobolli.
Source: Sport UA
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