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The second set was another different set of rollercoaster as H. Dellien's preceding backhand to Gaubas' backhand error initially set up the former's 2-point lead before the latter's +1 forehand error secured the early break to 2-0. However, Gaubas found a way to break back (2-1) thanks to overpowering H. Dellien's forehand side cross-court, which was followed by +1 backhand error from the Bolivian before the unseeded Lithuanian leveled the play to 2-2, signifying he dug deep through the critical moments.
Four consecutive games later, H. Dellien secured his one-point lead again through his forehand before he concluded the game with a break (5-3), which should have allowed him to serve for the second set. Nonetheless, an inspired Gaubas denied him the second set as he powerfully fired a forehand return ace to neutralize his set point before the backhand errors struck, thus the former broke back to 5-4 and leveled the play again at 5-5.
In the next game, Gaubas fired two straight forehand down-the-line winners, which denoted he upped his aggression toward the end of the second set before generating his break point, which was converted due to H. Dellien's backhand error (6-5). This allowed him a chance to serve for the match, where despite having to survive his 2 match points being saved, one of which through a rare forehand winner from H. Dellien, Gaubas managed to take the second set 7-5 to secure his spot in the finals, which also will be his first Challenger-level final.
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It was an experience vs. youth match in the Rome (Italy) Challenger semifinals, which also included the last match of the day as eighth seed Hugo Dellien, who got the better of Billy Harris 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in yesterday's quarterfinals, faced 19-year-old Vilius Gaubas, who stunned second seed Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 6-3, 6-4 that turned out to be enough to secure the latter's Roland Garros/French Open wild card. This match turned out delivering, but the one who dug deeper and maintained their moment ended up prevailing by the end of the match.
To start, a cross-court forehand winner from H. Dellien outhit Gaubas' forehand to secure the lead before the latter's double fault secured the eighth seed's early break (3-1) only to be broken back (3-2) due to his presumed +1 forehand error before Gaubas' backhand down-the-line winner, this resulting in the latter coming back to the match by holding his serves to 3-3 for the equalizer.
Three games later, Gaubas fired a cross-court forehand winner as he increased his aggression, which was followed up by H. Dellien's forehand errors before the former's backhand return ace secured the crucial break of serve to 5-4. As a result, Gaubas earned an opportunity to serve for the first set, as he survived an earlier deficit through a working volley two points into the game before successfully taking the first set 6-4 to set himself up front in this match.
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ITF W50 Lopota (Apr 22) F: Evialina Laskevich def. Lina Glushko 6-4, 6-1 Match Recap
Lina Glushko's point to 2-3* 15-30 (top left), to 2-3* 15-40 (top right), to 2-3* 40-ad (middle left); Evialina Laskevich's point to *4-4 0-40 (middle right), and to take the first set 6-4 (bottom) (馃摳 ITF Media)
Closing the play in this week's ITF W50 Lopota (Apr 22) was the final match between Lina Glushko, who defeated Alexandra Shubladze 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(2) in a rollercoaster showing after being unable to serve it out in the third set, and Evialina Laskevich, who also underwent a topsy-turvy match after defeating Daria Kudashova 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals. This match ended up testing most of their aggression, where those who maintained their range as stable as possible stood out by the end of the match.
However, the question of their balance was already asked in the first game as Lina misfired his forehands, as evident in the last 2 points, that resulted in E. Laskevich breaking early to 1-0. The latter then consolidated to 2-0 as Lina put her name on the scoreboard with a service game hold to 2-1. The latter had a fair chance as she forced a failed smash to E. Laskevich for her one-point lead before having 2 break points, one thanks to a cross-court backhand pass, and another one through a forehand winner. E. Laskevich's forehand error secured the break-back to 3-3, and the next two consecutive games became service game holds.
However, the moment did not last long as Lina got pressed by E. Laskevich's baseline game, which affected her forehand errors while the double-fault midway did not help. This generated the latter's break point before its conversion came due to Lina's +1 forehand error, which gave a chance to E. Laskevich to serve for the first set. Ultimately, even though Lina became a stiff opposition at that game, E. Laskevich was still solid on serve to take the first set 6-4.
Evialina Laskevich's points to break 2-1 (top left), to *1-3 15-30 (top right), to *1-5 15-30 (middle), and to take the second set 6-1 (bottom) (馃摳 馃帴 ITF Media)
The second set became a one-way traffic as E. Laskevich became more aggressive. After two straight holds, E. Laskevich started passing Lina's net game further as evident in her break to 2-1, followed by a consolidation to 3-1. The former also doubled her break as she took advantage of Lina's forehand errors by overpowering her, which also contributed to her double-break lead to 4-1 before another service game hold (5-1). A working pass secured E. Laskevich's 1-point lead afterward, which was followed by Lina's double fault and a +1 backhand error that secured E. Laskevich's title.
This marked E. Laskevich's second ITF title of the year after winning the ITF W15 Monastir (Mar 25), where both her and Lina will also present in next week's ITF W50 Lopota. Furthermore, this also propelled E. Laskevich's rank to 439 live, while Lina is at 357 live from this runner-up run. With several interesting names inside the current version of the entry list, this could also be one of the tournaments to look out for the week!
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Shenzhen (Luohu) Ch D F: James Kent Trotter/Yuta Shimizu def. Aoran Wang/Yi Zhou [WC] 7-6(5), 7-6(4) Match Stats
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As both sets ended in a tie-breaker, this showed how competitive this match was until coming down to a few points inside the tie-break. Somehow, both pairs had 50% break point conversion rate, an equal one coming from both sets as they tried to maintain the moment, but the unforced errors from A. Wang/Y. Zhou in the pressure points only gave J. Trotter/Y. Shimizu the advantage before they consolidated the lead. They had not looked back since and thus winning the title, but the future looks bright for the young Chinese pair as they reached their maiden Challenger final together at home soil.
Service game-wise, the Japanese pair had more stable service games throughout the match. Even though they scored twice less aces than A. Wang/Y. Zhou (3 to 6), they still managed to win 7% more points from their first serves than the latter, standing out at 72%. Interestingly, J. Trotter/Y. Shimizu won 3% more points from their second serves at 75%, 15% more than A. Wang/Y. Zhou, where their 3 double faults did not help anything except becoming a loophole for J. Trotter/Y. Shimizu to chip in their returns.
While both players had yet to officially register in the Guangzhou Challenger, this could be an intriguing continuation to the doubles sector toward the end of this swing in this part of the year. Somehow, this marked J. Trotter's third career Challenger doubles title (second this year), while this was also Y. Shimizu's fifth career Challenger doubles title, also his second for the year. What a way to carry on their doubles season.
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The start of the second set became its own chaos as J. Trotter/Y. Shimizu initially took advantage of A. Wang/Y. Zhou's errors at the net by passing them, eventually breaking early to 2-1 before an opportune forehand winner from Y. Zhou in response to the Japanese pair's volley resulted in the break-back to 2-2. Interestingly, another fun point occurred in the tenth game as J. Trotter volleyed his way for a one-point lead before holding their serves to 5-5.
Two games later, the tie-breaker became inevitable. The mini-break came from a swift return from J. Trotter/Y. Shimizu's part, which caused A. Wang to miss his +1 volley in a reflexive manner. Since then, the Japanese pair had not looked back, taking the second set 7-6(4) to secure their doubles title.
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The Shenzhen (Luohu) Challenger final featured home wild cards in youngsters Aoran Wang/Yi Zhou, who stunned Remy Bertola/Antoine Escoffier 4-6, 7-5, [10-6] in the semifinals, and Yuta Shimizu/James Kent Trotter, who defeated second seeds Patrik Niklas-Salminen/Jisung Nam 6-3, 7-5 in the previous round at the almost same time. In a full-house arena, this turned out to be an entertaining match boiling down to a few points.
It all started from the second game, as Y. Shimizu's timely volley started his & J. Trotter's return game before Y. Zhou's failed volley generated the Japanese pair's break point prior to its conversion to 2-0. They then consolidated the lead to 3-0, but it did not last long as two games later, an out-lobbing contest ended in Y. Zhou's smash secured their 2-point lead before they broke back to 3-2. The Chinese wild cards then leveled the play with a service game hold to 3-3.
It took several more games before A. Wang fired some fiery unreturned serves for their service game hold before a timely volley set up a one-point lead even if Y. Shimizu/J. Trotter held their serves to 6-5. The tie-breaker then became inevitable after A. Wang/Y. Zhou held their serves to 6-6. Even though they almost had their moment thanks to Y. Zhou's forehand winner to 3-1 in the tie-breaker, another unforced error allowed J. Trotter/Y. Shimizu to be back in the match, where they ended up leading a mini-break as they capitalized on Y. Zhou's forehand error before holding their service games. Ultimately, even though the Chinese pair saved several set points on their serve, the Japanese pair managed to serve it out to take the first set 7-6(5).
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Savannah Ch QF: Maxime Janvier def. Tristan Boyer [6] 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Match Stats
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T. Boyer might have had an aggressive, solid start in the first set, but pressure might have gotten onto him as he had to defend his runner-up points. This hampered him to strike the ball more freely, which was where M. Janvier stepped in, adapting his point construction as he adjusted some pace of his strokes along the way. This was proven effective as he came up with 12 break points despite converting only 33% of them, making his way to capitalize on T. Boyer's erratic start to both sets to shift the moment in his favor.
Besides, both players turned out to have different service game capabilities throughout the match. M. Janvier had an exceptional first serve winning percentage at 72%, 12% more than T. Boyer as the latter faced troubles in landing them starting the second set, which faded his percentage from a more solid state in the first set. However, as M. Janvier double-faulted 7 times, it also waned his second serve winning percentage 5% below T. Boyer, whose double faults in more pressing moments did not help him to stand his ground in this match.
As a result, even with his Rome (Italy) Challenger quarterfinal elimination earlier, Nicolas Moreno de Alboran won the USTA Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge and became the main draw wild card recipient from the United States as his Marrakech (250) quarterfinal run aided him in the first week of the challenge even if his next 2 weeks pre-Rome went into a rollercoaster. On the other hand, M. Janvier will face qualifier Andres Andrade, who reached his maiden Challenger semifinal after defeating his fellow qualifier, Federico Agustin Gomez, 7-5, 6-1 to open the play. An entertaining day awaits tomorrow in both singles and doubles!
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M. Janvier then continued his fine form from the second set as he took advantage of T. Boyer's erroneous start to the set from the baseline as his backhand pass allowed him to break early 1-0, followed by strengthening his position as he held his serves to 2-0. He had not looked back since even if T. Boyer put his name on the board two games later, but the American sixth seed earned his fair chances as a backhand winner minimized the gap, but it was insufficient for him to break back as M. Janvier stayed solid and held his serves to 5-3.
The said service game hold became a crucial one as the Frenchman came up with a running forehand pass to secure the most important deuce in the ninth game. Even though he had 3 match points earlier on, some of which came from a lob/forehand error, one of those were saved with a successful volley from T. Boyer's half before the former had another match point due to the latter's double fault. Afterward, T. Boyer misfired his backhand (too far), which resulted in M. Janvier taking the third set 6-3, thus securing his second Challenger semifinal of the year and showing that he still got it in him.
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In contrast to the solid start of the first set, T. Boyer had troubles navigating M. Janvier's refined pace as the latter broke early to 2-1, followed by a consolidation to 3-1 to ensure his solid play. He then confirmed this aggressive position with his pure ballstriking, firing a forehand winner to secure his break point in the fifth point of that game before doubling the break to 4-1 due to another unforced error from the sixth seed.
Subsequently, M. Janvier held his serves to 5-1, signifying the control shifted in his favor as he built more pace within during the set. T. Boyer then held his serves to 5-2, but the Frenchman successfully served for the second set 6-2, sealing it with an unreturned serve to force the deciding set.
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The singles quarterfinal action in the Savannah Challenger was wrapped by featuring sixth seed and defending runner-up Tristan Boyer, who survived a chaotic encounter by defeating Tennys Sandgren 1-6, 6-0, 6-1 in the second round, and Maxime Janvier, who came back from a set and a break down to stun third seed Patrick Kypson 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in the first round before defeating qualifier Gabi Adrian Boitan 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 in also a chaotic clash. This match ended up testing more of their pressure points, but it also turned out to be another chaos of its own kind for various reasons, including their trust in their point constructions.
T. Boyer had a solid start to the match thanks to a working drop shot disguise to secure his game point before holding his serves to 1-0 despite having to survive some deficits beforehand. He then continued by taking advantage of M. Janvier's +1 forehand error and a double fault to break early to 2-0, followed by a tweener winner to secure his 2-point lead before his consolidation to 3-0.
Two games later, T. Boyer continued his dominance through another drop-shot disguise to secure his one-point lead as he won the third point of the sixth game before forcing the deuce through a volley get in response to M. Janvier's drop shot, but the latter turned out to hold his serves to 4-2. After holding his serves to 5-2, the American then broke to 0 for the first set 6-2 to affirm his strong start to the match.
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Savannah Ch QF: Andres Andrade [Q] def. Federico Agustin Gomez [Q] 7-5, 6-1 Match Stats
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A. Andrade might have started the match by being down a break, but his trust in his point construction through his aggressive groundstrokes faded Federico's magic as the latter nailed his point construction early on, but got pressed on his forehand side toward the other half of the match. As a result, A. Andrade managed to convert 50% of his 8 break points, 17% more in percentage than Federico's 33% out of his 3 opportunities to break, all of which came from the first set before the momentum shifted.
Besides, A. Andrade also had a solid service game in comparison to Federico. The Ecuadorian stood out on his first serves as he won 72% of his first serve points, 17% more than Federico that was aided by his 2 aces to get out of some troubles and hang in his form. However, despite the risks he had to take by 3 double faults, A. Andrade still nailed his second serves by winning 3% more points as he targeted Federico's baseline game, which was prone to rushing throughout the second set.
In tomorrow's semifinals, A. Andrade will face the winner between sixth seed and defending runner-up Tristan Boyer and Maxime Janvier, whose match is still ongoing as this was written. Realizing the possibilities of the USTA Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge this time around, this could be an interesting encounter to see how they handled the pressure points, especially in their point construction as both players might have had the pace to do so. Could be an exciting day tomorrow as well!
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The second set became a one-way traffic as A. Andrade became dialed in after his offensive efforts from the end of the first set continued in the second set. Right after two consecutive holds, A. Andrade intuitively fired a drop shot and lob combination to secure his 2-point lead before holding his serves to 2-1, signifying that he was in control of this match. He then continued by pressing Federico's forehand side until it erred for the break to 3-1.
Subsequently, A. Andrade held his serves to 4-1, and kept striking as he overwhelmed Federico's baseline game. Through a working volley response to the Argentinean's drop shot, A. Andrade managed to create a break point in the next game before Federico's forehand error caused the double-break lead to 5-1. Ultimately, A. Andrade served for the second-set breadstick (6-1), thus securing his maiden Challenger semifinal appearance as well.
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Also, in Savannah...
The singles quarterfinal day in the Savannah Challenger kicked off with the all-qualifier quarterfinals between first-time Challenger quarterfinalist and an alumnus of the University of Florida, Andres Andrade, who defeated Mitchell Krueger 6-3, 7-6(3) to also eliminate him from the USTA Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge, facing last year's quarterfinalist Federico Agustin Gomez, who also defeated Aidan Mayo 6-3, 7-6(5) in the second round. The first set turned out to have its highs and lows, which might have been the contrast in the second set after several things that happened in this set.
Right at the first point of the match, Federico started with a powerful backhand down-the-line winner to win it all the way before breaking to 1-0. However, he faced a tough challenge in A. Andrade's hand skills as he volleyed his way to foil Federico's game point, but the Argentinean still held his service game to 2-0. By the end of the next game, A. Andrade held his service game to 2-1 to put his name on the board.
Interestingly, Federico gained attention in constructing his points thanks to his tweener, volley, followed by a backhand pass ending before holding his serves to 3-1. Then, A. Andrade hung on well before finally going after Federico's baseline game, with the latter's forehand error generated the former's break point before it was converted through a backhand winner to level the play (4-4).
Interestingly, after a service game hold to 5-4, A. Andrade had a set point in the next game, but Federico still held his serves to 5-5. However, A. Andrade survived numerous break points and ended the said game with a massive hold to 6-5, which became crucial as Federico's forehand errors not only contributed to A. Andrade's set points, but also converted it for the Ecuadorian to break for the first set 7-5, setting himself one set ahead in this match.
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Rome (Italy) Ch QF: Vilius Gaubas def. Nicolas Moreno de Alboran [2] 6-3, 6-4 Match Stats
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Gaubas appeared more confident in his groundstrokes as he tried to bring Moreno de Alboran off-balance, aiming after most of the latter's forehands in the critical moments. This way, in addition of adding more pace to his shots, also contributed to most of Gaubas' break points at 7, converting 2 of them within both sets, and even though Moreno de Alboran had a break point somewhere, most of the flow were in Gaubas' racquet.
Besides, Gaubas also appeared solid in his service games. Scoring one more ace than Moreno de Alboran (4 to 3), Gaubas had an exceptional first serve winning percentage at 82%, 9% more than the American second seed as he avoided most troubles within both sets. However, second serves became Moreno de Alboran's most vulnerable point as he won 13% fewer points than Gaubas despite the latter double-faulting thrice, signifying the paying off risks throughout the match.
Unfortunately, unless Tristan Boyer wins the Savannah Challenger title, this could be it for Moreno de Alboran's USTA Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge this year. On the other hand, for Gaubas, who turned out to reach his maiden Challenger semifinal (after last week's quarterfinal in Oeiras 3), he will face eighth seed Hugo Dellien, who simultaneously defeated Billy Harris 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 after a slow start in the first set as he steadied things up starting afresh in the second set. Should be an interesting match that will test most of their aggressive plays!
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Even though both players had their fair chances earlier in the set, four consecutive holds managed to be scored before Moreno de Alboran's forehand errors became prevalent. This way, the latter's +1 forehand error opened the path for Gaubas to create his break point in a similar way (due to the second seed's forehand error), but it was still saved before he came up with a cross-court forehand winner to secure his second one. This was proven to be successful as Moreno de Alboran got pressed, thus the Lithuanian broke to 3-2 as a consequence of Moreno de Alboran's preceding forehand error.
Since then, Gaubas had not looked back and trusted his groundstrokes more, surviving a double fault to began the next game before consolidating his lead to 4-2. He then earned his chance to serve for the match in the tenth game after several consecutive holds, where despite surviving a match point save due to an unforced error, he still managed to take the second set 6-4, securing his spot in the semifinals to close the day.
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Meanwhile, in Rome (Italy)'s neighboring court...
The match between Vilius Gaubas, who previously stunned Matteo Martineau 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the second round, and second seed Nicolas Moreno de Alboran, who stayed alive in his Roland Garros/French Open main draw wild card quest (USTA path) as he defeated Franco Agamenone 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a rollercoaster match. Although this match could have been expected as a fruitful encounter, this turned out to be slightly straightforward for numerous reasons.
Right in the second game, Gaubas already struck Moreno de Alboran's baseline game as he fired his forehand down-the-line finish for an equalizing point before breaking 2 games later thanks to his other forehand winner (2-0). This was followed by a service game consolidation from the unseeded Lithuanian despite having to survive several deficits beforehand (3-0), and he had not looked back since as he controlled the flow.
It took several games later before Gaubas earned his chance to serve for the first set, where even though his set point was previously saved due to a double fault, he successfully put himself ahead in this match once again as his forehands went after Moreno de Alboran's more vulnerable shots. This way, Gaubas managed to take the first set 6-3 to set himself a set away, technically, from the semifinals.
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Rome (Italy) Ch QF: Hugo Dellien [8] def. Billy Harris 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Match Stats
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B. Harris initially had a dominant and aggressive start by pressing H. Dellien's baseline game, but the latter found his range back as he started afresh in the second set, trying to keep B. Harris further off-balance through his powerful down-the-line shots. These finishes allowed him to add some more pace, which also contributed to his 14 break points, converting one-seventh of it while B. Harris still tried to optimize his chances as he converted 40% of his break points, but H. Dellien's offensive initiatives paid off toward the end of the match as he went after B. Harris' forehand sides at the third set.
On the other hand, H. Dellien also appeared more stable on serve. Despite scoring 2 less aces than B. Harris, the Bolivian had a slight edge on his first serves by 3% with a 73% winning percentage, which helped him avoided several troubles. However, B. Harris' second serves turned out to be problematic as he won 8% lesser second serve points at 47%, where his 3 double faults were deemed risky along the way.
In tomorrow's semifinals, H. Dellien will face a rising Vilius Gaubas, who advanced to his maiden Challenger semifinal (within 2 consecutive quarterfinals) after defeating second seed Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 6-3, 6-4 in a close encounter (match report upcoming). This could be an intriguing test of their balance of power and aggression, with their intuitiveness in constructing their points becoming another factor. Should be one of those matches to watch as it featured another young potential in this generational battle!
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