Lukas Rosol plonks Alejandro Gonzalez in qualifiers – US Open 2012
Czech star, Lukas Rosol, got the better of the Colombian contestant, Alejandro Gonzalez, in straight sets at the qualifying competition of US Open 2012 on Thursday. He nudged up a 7-5, 6-2 success against the 23-year-old to power into the final round of
the qualifiers at this major hard court event held in New York City, United States.
Rosol, the man responsible for the biggest upset at the Wimbledon Championships this season, triumphed over the Colombian in their first encounter. After earning the success, the Czech comfortably inched closer towards the main draw at this last of the four
Grand Slam events.
Seeded fourth in the qualifying competition, Rosol assertively entered the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He held his opening serve to level the scores at 1-1. The Czech held his remaining serves easily and got the breakthrough in the 11th
game, subsequently clicking the opener with a 7-5 win.
The world number 93 maintained his intensity in the follow-up set. He quickly bagged the opening three games with two breaks of serve. Regardless of losing his serve in the fourth game, Rosol kept his momentum and broke the Colombian’s serve once more, eventually
sealing the set by winning six games to two.
Rosol will square off against the 31st seed, Guido Pella from Argentina. The Argentinean tumbled the local wildcard entrant, Tennys Sandgren, in straight sets to set up this battle.
The qualifying third seed, Ricardas Berankis from Lithuania, will join Rosol in the final qualifying round. He bounced back to triumph over the Colombian contestant, Robert Farah, with a 2-6, 7-6(7), 7-5 score line to progress.
Berankis lost his serve twice and eventually gifted away the opening set. However, he rebounded in the following set and smoothly held his entire serves. The Lithuanian failed to get the breakthrough but dominated in the tie-breaker to grab the equaliser
with a 7-6(7) success.
The 22-year-old, who made a final showdown at the Los Angeles ATP event last month, found his rhythm in the final set. He capitalised on one break opportunity in the last game and carved out the decider with a 7-5 win.
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