Lorenzo Giustino and Dane Propoggia clear second round qualifiers – Istanbul Challenger 2012 CH
Lorenzo Giustino defeats Valery Rudnev 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Italian right-hander, Lorenzo Giustino prevailed over Valery Rudnev in the second qualifying round of the Istanbul Challenger 2012, held at the hard courts of Turkey. Giustino summed up his victory, 2-6,6-3,
6-3 on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Italian exhibited a relatively weak game plan in the opener and the Russian nudged forward to mark the score line with his 3-love lead. However, Giustino gradually progressed forward by the end
of the fourth game but Rudnev confidently bettered him to pocket the opening set at 6-2.
Ranked 492nd in the ATP World Tour Rankings, Giustino drew the first blood in the series and stamped a 2-1 win in the second set. Without any delay, the scores evened out at 2-all in the fourth game
and then again 3-all in the fifth game. Beyond that point, the 24-year-old, Rudnev lost all his self-confidence, as he was unable to hold his serve towards the end, gifting the Italian participant a 6-3 win.
The decider proved to be an easy voyage for Giustino, as he confidently made his way to snatch his 2-love lead. Although, the Russian professional struggled hard to get the better of his opponent, she miserably
failed in the end to mark the set with his 3-6 loss.
Dane Propoggia ousts Edoardo Eremin 7-6(8), 7-6(11)
Australian player, Dane Propoggia defeated Edoardo Eremin in the second round qualifiers of the Istanbul Challenger 2012, where the Australian contender jolted down his 7-6(8), 7-6(11) win.
In the opener, both the players were unable to hold their initial serve but the Aussie took the lead and marked his 2-1 score line. However, the Italian contender set forward a tough competition against his rival
and repeatedly evened out the scores to move neck-to-neck with his opponent. Eventually, the set ended in a tie-break and the Aussie professional emerged to the surface, closing the set at 7-6(8).
Similarly, the second set proved to be a tough encounter between the two professionals. The right-hander Italian struggled hard to prevail over his opponent but his efforts proved in significant. Propoggia adopted
a more aggressive game plan and did not give his rival a single chance to take over. Like before, he squared the score line four times and both players jumped into a tie-break. After a remarkably tough competition, Propoggia managed to secure a 7-6(11) win.
Propoggia double faulted five times in the match but had a better first serve of 59 percent, converting two of four serve breaks offered to him. The Italian participant smashed four aces on his rival but could
only capitalize a single break point, with 54 percent first serve accuracy.
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