Florian Mayer outclasses Juan Monaco to lead Germany to victory at the Power Horse World Team Cup
World number 21, Florian Mayer of Germany took down the 38th ranked Argentine, Juan Monaco, in the final tie of the Power Horse World Team Cup on Saturday. Being played at the Rochusclub in Dusseldorf, Germany, the home
favourite wrapped up the singles rubber in straight sets 7-6(4), 6-0, to get his side the initial lead in the final of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour 250 event.
The contest lasted for one hour and thirty three minutes before Monaco finally submitted the game to the hard-hitting Mayer. His victory over the Argentine gave the 1-0 lead to Germany in the final tie of the tournament. Team Argentina
made a strong comeback in the game when Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the second singles rubber to level the contest 1-1. It all came down to the doubles matchup to decide the champion and the German duo came up to the task.
The combination of Philipp Petzschner and Philipp Kohlschreiber devastated the Argentine pair of Maximo Gonzalez and Chela in the ultimate encounter to bring the championship victory to Germany.
The mighty German squad suffered just one defeat, which was at the hands of Spain, in the round robin stage en route to the final. The unbeaten Argentine team came to the final as the hot favourite but the home favourites were
too good for them. Mayer gave the excellent start to his side in the final by winning his singles rubber in the most assertive manner. He had to labour very hard in the opening set, winning it in the tie breaker round, but had no difficulty in uprooting the
Argentine in the second set to conclude victory.
Monaco had just one break opportunity in the entire contest which he rightfully converted but had to suffer four break points from the German throughout the contest. Both contestants played intense tennis in the opener, trying
to get the early advantage in the game. An exchange of serve breaks was observed from both players in the opener, followed by a routine game which took the scores to 6-6, enforcing a tie breaker round. Mayer sensed the opportunity in the tie breaker and raced
away with the game, closing the first set at 7-6(4).
Once getting in the winning momentum, Mayer never looked back in the second set and stung three straight serve breaks to blow away Monaco form the contest. He reeled six games in a row to conclude victory at 6-0 to get Germany
one up against Argentina in the final. His victory was consolidated when the German duo bagged victory to claim the championship for their side.
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