Nicolas Meister shocks Adrien Bossel in the second qualifier – Tiburon Challenger 2012 CH
Local challenger, Nicolas Meister, surprised his critics after penning down the higher ranked Swiss professional, Adrien Bossel in an exciting three-set thriller at the First Republic Bank Tiburon Challenger 2012 on Sunday. He
stamped a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 triumph against the world number 347 and skillfully journeyed into the final qualifier of the ATP Challenger, taking place at the hard courts of California, United States.
The start of the opening set, there was a long series of consecutive break points, displaying how eager both the players were to grab the lead. The local challenger broke the ice by sustaining his serve and levelled the score line
to 4-all by the end of the eighth game. However, the Swiss did not give up and responded back by evening out the scores to 5-all. Meister smartly progressed maintaining his poise and clinch the last to game, stealing the opener with a 7-5 lead.
The 25-year-old, Bossel, commenced the second set with a strong resolve to win. Despite of his former loss he drew the first blood, jolting down a 3-1 lead by the end of the fourth game. The American professional was unable to
undertake the pressure of his rival and dazzled by his improved serves. Using his experience to the fullest, the Swiss turned the winning table around and closed the set with a 6-2 lead.
In the decider, both contenders manifested a superior game plan and retained their serves for the major percent of the time. Meister showed his superior class and dusted away all the serve breaks that he came across. He secured
the lead by maintaining his consistency in the game with a sharp focus. He cashed away all the games, on after the other, ultimately sealing the final set with a 6-4 victory.
The 23-year-old American participant maintained the rhythm in the game via exhibiting a higher initial serve of 68 percent with 41 of 65 first and 15 of 31 second delivery points. Luckily, he took the front line by capitalizing
on five of the seven serve breaks. His Swiss competitor responded back by only attacking his contender with eight aces but lost the lead by double faulting four times. He attained 34 of 52 points with five of 10 serve breaks.
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