Jarmere Jenkins hammers Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
in 1st round – Charlottesville Challenger 2011
American qualifier Jarmere Jenkins eliminated Canadian Pierre-Ludovic Duclos in the first round of the Charlottesville Challenger 2011.
The two had taken up the gauntlet on indoor hard courts of the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Virginia. After one hour and forty six minutes Jenkins smashed Duclos in straight sets of 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday the 1st
of November 2011.
Initiating the first round for the match was Duclos and he had tried to battle three deuces to ward off his adversary but he was unable to do so. On the contrary, Jenkins benefitted from a breakpoint and then held his serve to
take a mini lead of 2-0 on the scoreboard.
In subsequent two games, the players held their serves and the score had progressed to 3-1 with Jenkins leading the match by the end of the fourth game.
Duclos had once more double faulted on his second serve of the fifth game and endorsed a pivotal breakpoint to his opponent. Jenkins had once more capitalized on the break and then held his serve to reel of two successive games
and was now only a game away from victory.
Unable to close the set in the seventh game, Jenkins finally served for the set in the eighth game on his own serve and by hitting a crosscourt shot, he sealed his victory of the opening set. Jenkins had taken the competitive edge
over his rival by going one up in the match.
The second set of the match was inaugurated by Duclos and again he had double faulted on his serve. Mean while, Jenkins not only capitalised on a breakpoint but also smashed three successive aces to clog the second game and placed
himself on the scoreboard with a mini lead of 2-0. In the following two games the players won a game on alternate serves and the score had progressed to 3-1 with Jenkins leading the set.
Duclos’ forehand shot went wayward in the fifth game and he gifted a game to his adversary, who then held his serve in the sixth game and was now a game away from victory. From there onwards the set took an interesting turn as
Jenkins was unable to close the set.
Duclos bagged four consecutive games in the following four games to eventually tie the score at 5-5 by the end of the tenth game. Duclos managed this feat by utilizing the serve-break technique twice.
Nevertheless, it was a lucky day for Jenkins as he was quick to break back in the eleventh game and then as he held his serve for the last time, he sealed his victory of the set and the match.
Next up for Jenkins is third seeded compatriot Bobby Reynolds in the second round of the tournament.
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