Leonardo Mayer triumphs over Tommy Robredo to reach round three – US Open 2012
Argentinean contender, Leonardo Mayer, took down the Spanish star, Tommy Robredo, in a four-set thriller at the Flushing Meadows 2012 on Friday. He nudged up a 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 victory against the Spanish veteran to book a spot in the round of 32 at this
major hard court event held in Queens in New York City, United States.
The Argentinean showed top class performance to oust Robredo in their first encounter. After jolting down the victory, Mayer comfortably advanced into the third round at this final of the four Grand Slam events taking place from 27th August to
9th September.
The 25-year-old thundered into the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He went on a five-game killing spree before Robredo could come on the score board. The Argentinean held his serve once more and bagged the opener with a breadstick.
Mayer kept momentum rolling in the follow-up set and held his opening serve to level the scores at 1-1. He showed brilliant amazing skills and dusted away three breakpoints he came across to keep his entire serves. The Argentinean got the breakthrough in
the fifth game after capitalising on one out of five break chances to register a 6-4 success.
The former world number five, Robredo managed to get back in game. He quickly bagged his entire serves without facing any trouble and cashed in one out of three break chances in the last game to click the set with a 6-4 win.
Ranked 63rd in the South African Airways ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour Rankings, Mayer re-gained his strength in the fourth set. He amazingly blocked both breakpoints he faced to keep his entire serves. The Argentine required
a single break of serve in the 11th game and pulled out the set with a 7-5 score line.
Overall, Mayer converted four out of 11 break chances to his advantage. He produced a slightly lower first serve share but amazingly marked 58 out of 72 points on it.
Mayer will next face his seventh seeded compatriot, Juan Martin Del Potro, in the third round.
The Former world number one, Lleyton Hewitt, also stole the show later that day. He needed five sets to outsmart the left-handed Luxembourgian, Gilles Muller, to advance.
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