Guido Andreozzi upsets Sergei Bubka to enter main draw – US Open 2012
Argentinean rising star, Guido Andreozzi, surprised everyone after overpowering the qualifying 29th seed, Sergei Bubka from Ukraine, in straight sets at the US Open 2012 on Friday. He penned down a 7-5, 6-4 victory against the Ukrainian to progress
into the opening round at the final Grand Slam of the season held at Flushing Meadows in New York City, United States.
The 21-year-old failed to block the lone breakpoint he faced but capitalised on three out of four break chances to steal the limelight. Battling each other for the first time, Andreozzi comfortably progressed into the first round at this major hard court
event.
Andreozzi high-spiritedly entered the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He held his opening serve to level the scores at 1-1. The Argentinean continued hitting angled shots to swipe his remaining serves without facing any breakpoint. He capitalised
on one out of two break chances to get the breakthrough and register a 7-5 success.
Ranked 222nd in the South African Airways ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour Rankings, Andreozzi kept momentum rolling in the following set. He got the desiderated break in the opening game and jumped to a 2-0 lead. Apart from
losing his edge in the sixth game, the Argentinean cashed in another break chance in the very next game and eventually clinched the set with a 6-4 score line.
The Argentinean contender smashed seven aces and spilled only two double faults. He clobbered a lower first serve share of 55 per cent as opposed to his opponent’s 63 per cent but brilliantly marked 26 out of 32 points on it. Andreozzi then sealed the match
with 67 points and advanced into the main event.
The qualifying 11th seed, Matthias Bachinger, will join Andreozzi in the first round. The German rising star fired 12 aces and manifested a better first serve share of 65 per cent in contrast with Adrian Mannarino’s 56 per cent to prevail. He
dusted away four out of five breakpoints he faced and cashed in three out of four break chances to formulate a 7-6(4), 6-3 score line.
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