Kaichi Uchida dumps Bar Botzer in the first round of Boys’ Singles – US Open 2011
Japanese hopes stood high in the Boys’ Singles event, as Kaichi Uchida defeated Bar Botzer of Israel in the opening round of the US Open championships on Monday afternoon.
Being played on Court 15 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States, the Japanese contestant wrapped up victory in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, to get through to the second round draws.
The unseeded Botzer hung in the matchup for one hour and forty four minutes before succumbing to Uchida in the third set. The Israeli was off to a brilliant start and pocketed the opener with ease to get the upper hand in the contest but failed to sustain his winning momentum in the later parts of the game, letting Uchida strike back at him.
The Japanese dropped the opening set early in the contest but regrouped immediately to force his way back in the game. Uchida took the second set after a stiff contest with the Israeli and then went on to devastate Botzer in the final set to conclude victory, earning a pass to the next round of the last Grand Slam tournament of the current year.
Uchida delivered just 59 per cent of his serve on target but reeled off 35 out of 52 first serve points in the game to come out as the winner in the end. He kept his error count reasonable and made the most of his opportunities to drive the aggressive Botzer out of the competition in a convincing manner. The Japanese converted five of his 11 break points, while suffered just three of seven from his opponent in the matchup.
Botzer nailed two vital serve breaks to bag the opener at 6-4, getting one up in the contest but lost his steam in the following set to let Uchida back in the game. The Japanese nailed a crucial serve break in the 10th game to close out the second set at 6-4, levelling the contest at one-all.
Uchida kept his impetus in the final set and stung two straight break points to race away to 5-1 lead to inch closer to victory. Botzer struck a break point in the seventh game but another serve break from the Japanese in the very next game proved decisive, setting the final set at 6-2 and sending Uchida in the second round of the US Open to face the fourth seed Hugo Dellien of Bolivia.
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