Adrian Ungur edges past Pablo Carreno-Busta into quarterfinal – Tennislife Cup 2011 CH
Romanian Adrian Ungur earned a straight set victory over Spain’s Pablo Carreno-Busta at the Tennislife Cup 2011, a red clay court event from the ATP Challenger Tour series taking place from 24th September to 2nd
October. He registered a 7-5, 6-4 success over the 20-year-old Spaniard to secure a last eight spot on Wednesday.
26-year-old Ungur put up a solid display of tennis and after breaking Busta’s serve once in each set, he bagged the match on their first face-to-face. The Romanian confidently marched into the quarter-finals.
The Florence resident, Ungur convincingly entered at Greenpark Posillipo and smoothly pocketed entire serves after saving the only breakpoint faced. He required only a single breakpoint opportunity which he which he duly converted
to his advantage in the eleventh game to clinch the opener by winning seven games to five. The Romanian manipulated an equal first serve share of 60 percent but registered a spectacular 88 percent win on it.
The high flying Ungur carried his ways in the final set and rapidly held entire serves without facing any hindrance. He founded eight breakpoint opportunities of which he converted one to his advantage in the seventh game to seal
the deal with a 6-4 win. The Romanian formulated a drastic first serve share of 39 percent as compared to Spaniard’s 70 percent but earned a superb 91 percent win on it.
Ungur will next face the second seed, Argentinean Carlos Berlocq who eased past a local tennis star, Simone Vagnozzi in straight sets to reach this spot.
Antonio Veic will be joining Ungur in the final set after battling past third seeded Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer in almost three hours on their second meeting.
23-year-old Croat made quick in-roads after converting two out of five breakpoint chances to his advantage. He also fended off all five breakpoints faced and committed fewer errors to eventually seal the opener by winning six games
to three.
The seeded Austrian re-focused and despite failing to save the only breakpoint faced, he cashed in on both breakpoint chances to his advantage to bag the equaliser with a 6-4 score line.
Veic went into overdrive mode in the final set to pull out the victory after dominating in the tie-breaker. He capitalised on the only breakpoint chance to his advantage but saved only two out of three breakpoints came across.
He prevailed in the tie-breaker to pocket the decider with a 7-6(5) win.
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