Lucky loser, Simon Cauvard, retires in first round, Ruben Bemelans advances – Orleans Challenger 2011
Belgium Ruben Bemelans came head to head against the French lucky loser, Simon Cauvard in the first round match of Orleans Challenger Tournament, hosted in France, on Monday October 17th. The first meeting between the
two Internationals ended up in the despair; injury for the local boy who hurt is low back and was unable to play the game after the first set. The match could only last for thirty-two minutes.
French was already a lucky loser and going through a very rough time at the pitch. He lost 70% of his last ten meeting and was completely out of touch. It was a good lucky break for the youngster to make his mark but lightning
struck twice at the same place; losing at the third qualifying round but luckily making it to the main round and then injuring himself; it was like out of the frying pan into the fire.
His opponent was much more composed and talented but his form was also dismal; lost six of his last ten meetings. This was his best chance to regain his form and prove his worth. A relatively easy draw for the Belgian but it ended
up in a very disappointing manner as his opponent retired due to injury.
It was a complete mismatch having seen a massive difference in the rankings of both players; Cauvard is ranked 774 whilst Bemelans was at 150th spot. It was like a first round practice match for the Belgian.
First and only set played in the match was completely hijacked by the Belgian; he gave no chance whatsoever to the youngster to take any kind of glory from the match. It was a complete one man show throughout the set and Cauvard
got hammered in all departments.
Cauvard could just tolerate the hammering for thirty minutes before injuring his back. It might be a blessing in disguise as he looked set to face a clean sweep in the match. Injury might have increased his physical pain but must
have stopped the current and potential mental torture. His mental misery turned into a physical despair.
Bemelans registered a massive 91% first serve winning rate and followed it up with a respectful 50% second serve points winning rate. He won the obvious three break points and won 26 points from the total of 34 played.
The local boy just managed to win eight points that is the only thing worth mentioning about him. He was totally outclassed and this was obvious given the difference in the class, talent and skill of both players.
Belgian advances into the second round of the tournament where he would play the winner of the contest between the eighth seed wildcard entrant, Benoit Paire, of France and German Andreas Beck.
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