Alexander Peya and Adrian Cruciat move closer to main draw at Serbia Open
Alexander Peya defeats Alberto Brizzi 6-2, 6-2
Austrian tennis player Alexander Peya scored an easy victory over his Italian opponent Alberto Brizzi in the first round of the qualifying singles at the 2011 Serbia Open, defeating his opponent 6-2, 6-2 to keep his hopes of a
main-draw appearance alive. The match lasted just over one hour and ten minutes.
Alexander Peya, who is 30 years old and currently ranked World Number 313, has been part of the ATP Tour since 1998. He defeated Brizzi, who is currently World Number 278, in an unexpected straight-sets upset. The player scored
four aces in the match, and committed just two double faults. Despite the fact that Brizzi is both younger and more highly-ranked, the Italian pro seemed to be unable to keep up with his opponent and was broken five times during the match. Brizzi also committed
five double faults to help Peya’s cause in the qualifying singles match. Alexander Peya himself was only broken once and managed to take an impressive 61 per cent of the total points in the match, leaving Brizzi far behind with 22 points less than the Austrian
pro.
Alexander Peya won the match in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 to make it to the next round of the qualifying singles.
Adrian Cruciat defeats Martin Rmus 6-1, 6-3
Romanian tennis player Adrian Cruciat defeated Slovakia’s Martin Rmus in easy straights in his first match at the qualifying singles of Belgrade, defeating the player 6-1, 6-3. Their match lasted just under one hour of game play.
Cruciat, who is currently ranked World Number 400, was in charge of the match almost throughout the encounter. He scored one ace and remained unbroken throughout the meeting, although he managed to convert four of eight break points
against his opponent. Rmus floundered throughout the match, and committed three double faults to give Cruciat a definite advantage. He lost the match after the Romanian player managed to win 63 per cent of the total points played.
Adrian Cruciat reached the next round of the qualifying matches with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Martin Rmus.
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