Konstantin Kravchuk trounces Grzegorz Panfil to enter round two – Siberia Cup 2012 CH
Local veteran, Konstantin Kravchuk, tumbled the Polish challenger, Grzegorz Panfil, in straight sets at the Siberia Cup 2012 on Monday. He jolted down a 6-4, 6-4 victory against the world number 511 to progress into the second round at this ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Challenger Tour event taking place in Tyumen, Russia.
The Moscow native required a single break of serve in each set to pull out the victory against the left-handed Pole. After recording the victory in one hour and 21 minutes, Kravchuk comfortably secured a place in the round of 16 at these Russian hard courts.
Kravchuk enthusiastically entered this indoor hard court tournament taking place from 19th to 25th November. He smoothly plucked his entire serves and after getting the breakthrough in the seventh game, the Russian plucked the opener with a 6-4 win. Kravchuk dusted away all four breakpoints he faced and cashed the lone break chance to inch towards the glory.
Ranked 267th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Kravchuk carried his winning ways in the proceeding set. He got the coveted break in the fifth game and jumped to a 4-2 lead. The Russian held his remaining serves with poise and eventually sealing the set by winning six games to four. He was never challenged with any breakpoint and availed the only break opportunity to rule the match.
The 27-year-old fired 18 aces and prevailed throughout the duel. He produced a lower first serve share of 62 per cent as opposed to his rival’s 70 per cent and amazingly clinched 39 out of 45 points on it.
Next in line for Kravchuk is the conqueror of the match between fourth seeded Ivan Sergeyev from Ukraine and the local wild card entrant, Vladislav Dubinsky.
The Romanian challenger, Petru-Alexandru Luncanu, also earned the glory later that day. He dropped his serve once but cashed half of the six break chances to formulate a 6-3, 7-5 success against Poland’s Andriej Kapas. The Romanian fired four aces and committed fewer double faults. He produced a better first serve share of 77 per cent and impressively marked 38 out of 48 points on it.
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