Julio Silva upsets Andreas Haider-Maurer in the round one – Porto Alegre Challenger 2012 CH
Ranked 344th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Julio Silva, gave a three-set shocker to the higher ranked Austrian professional, Andreas Haider-Maurer, in the round one of the Porto Alegre Challenger
2012. He penned down his win 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(1) on the eve of Wednesday on the red clay courts of Brazil.
The Brazilian veteran took maximum advantage of his home ground and consolidated his win after fighting for two hours and 41 minutes. In the year 2009, Silva gave a straight set defeat, 6-3, 6-2, to Haider-Maurer in the second
round of the Guayaquil Challenger, Ecuador.
The 25-year-old Austrian professional, displayed a remarkable performance in the start of the opening set. He confidently grabbed the initial three games without facing any hindrance. The Austrian professional completely dominated
the score line in the opening set and did not give his challenger a single chance to come on top. He cashed the local challengers serve in the sixth game and successfully bagged all the games, marking his lead with a bread stick.
In the second set, the 5 ft 8 inch professional, took the lead and cashed his opponent’s serve in the fourth game, marking a 3-1 lead. The Austrian professional was unable to sustain his former lead and completely lost his passion.
Silva confidently waged a competitive battle, providing the other side with a solid resistance. As he did not face any hindrance, he terminated the set with a 6-3 score line.
In the final set, the two contenders desperately battled against one another and held their serves the entire time. The score line squared down one after the other game, making it one of the most entertaining matches in the tournament.
The right-hander took hold of the momentum in the tiebreaker round and perfectly delivered powerful serves and terminated the decider with a 7-6(1) victory.
The second seeded, Austrian participant smashed 13 aces but committed five double faults. He had an average initials serve of 55 percent, converting 42 of 51 first and 19 of 42 second delivery points. He was unable to attain the
lead because he capitalized on two of the seven serve breaks but his competitor attained one of four. On the other hand, Silva had 65 percent initial serve with 49 of 68 points.
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