Daniel Gimeno-Traver hits back at Peter Torebko to reach quarters – Open Prevadies Saint-Brieuc 2012
Top seed, Daniel Gimeno-Traver, made an epic comeback from a set down to outlast the German rising star, Peter Torebko, in a three set thriller at the Open Prevadies Saint-Brieuc 2012 on Thursday. He formulated a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 score line against the world
number 195 to advance into the final eight at this ATP Challenger Tour event held in France.
Gimeno-Traver required two hours and 14 minutes to outclass the 24-year-old in their first meeting. He lost the opener but remained focused throughout the match, subsequently securing a quarter-final spot.
Torebko thundered into this clay court event and leaped to a 3-0 lead after drawing the first blood in the second game. He then maintained consistency in his game and plucked remaining serves, consequently sealing the opener by winning six games to three.
Ranked 105th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Gimeno-Traver got in action in the second set. He got the coveted break in the fourth game and jumped to a 3-1 lead. Regardless of losing his serve in the fifth game, the Spaniard
held his composure and got the breakthrough in the last game, ultimately winning the equaliser with a 6-4 score line.
The highest ranked player of the tournament, Gimeno-Traver went berserk in the following set. He blasted forehands and backhands to go on a five-game tear before Torebko could hold on. The Spaniard held his serve once more and pulled out the decider with
a breadstick.
Overall, Gimeno-Traver spilled fewer double faults and amazingly dusted away seven out of nine breakpoints he faced. He sought 11 break chances and converted four to his advantage. The Spaniard manifested a lower first serve share of 53 per cent as compared
to Torebko’s 57 per cent and amazingly clicked 34 out of 52 points on it.
Next in queue for the Spaniard is the local rising star, Gregoire Burquier, who crushed his wild card compatriot, Laurent Rochette, with a bagel to set-up this meeting. The winning French swiped in his entire serves without facing any breakpoint and broke
his rival’s serve four times, eventually registering a 6-3, 6-0 success.
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