Matthias Bachinger ousts Adrian Mannarino to enter main draw – US Open 2012
Qualifying 11th seed, Matthias Bachinger from German, took down the French contender, Adrian Mannarino, in straight sets at the qualifying competition of US Open 2012 on Friday. He recorded a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory against the 24-year-old to secure
a spot in the main draw at this final of the four Grand Slam events held in New York City, United States.
The seeded German warded off early resilience to outsmart Mannarino in almost one and a half hour. The players previously met each other at the Loughborough Challenger and after earning this success Bachinger maintained his winning record and advanced into
the opening round.
Bachinger made a sloppy start at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He suffered the first blow in the third game and subsequently went 1-3 down. However, the German cashed in the only break chance in the sixth game and got back in contention.
The German held his remaining serves, ultimately dragging the set to a tie-breaker and dominating in it to clinch the opener with a 7-6(4) score line.
Ranked 115th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Bachinger kept momentum sailing in the following set. After Mannarino held his serve in the fifth game, the German unleashed his skills and went on a four-game rampage. He dusted
away the only breakpoint he faced and capitalised on two out of three break chances to seal the set with a 6-3 win.
The 25-year-old spilled more double faults but fired 12 aces to prevail. He manipulated a better first serve share of 65 per cent as opposed to his rival’s 56 per cent and acceptably won 46 out of 71 points on it.
Bachinger will square off against the Cypriot number one, Marcos Baghdatis, in the opening round.
The qualifying 30th seed, Bobby Reynolds, will join Bachinger in the main draw. He tumbled Spain’s Sergio Gutierrez Ferrol in straight sets to progress. Reynolds also fended off early resistance to triumph over his opponent. He required one hour
and 33 minutes to formulate a 7-6(5), 6-3 score line. The American lost his serve once but converted two out of three break chances to his advantage.
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