Nils Langer plonks Philipp Oswald in the second round – Eckental Challenger 2012 CH
Wild card entrant, Nils Langer, qualified for the next round after defeating the Austrian senior, Philipp Oswald, in the second round of the Bauer Watertechnology Cup 2012 held at the indoor courts of Eckental, Germany. He displayed
a remarkable performance and consolidated a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 score line.
The two contestants battled against one another at the hard indoor hard courts at the France F4 in the start of the start of March. The Austrian professional secured his straight set win 6-3, 6-4 after defeating the higher ranked
German professional in the second round.
Ranked 379th in the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour Rankings, Oswald, commenced a reasonable start in the opener. However, he was unable to uphold his lead and the score line evened out first time
in the fourth game to 2-all. The right-hander German contender was able to attain his desirable breakthrough in the fifth game when he cashed on his competitor’s serve. This dissolved the Austrian rhythm and rallied forward to terminate the opener, marking
a 6-3 lead.
In the second set, the 26-year-old, Oswald took the front line. He broke Langer’s serve in the third game and successfully jumped forward to bag away following four games without facing any hindrance. He swiftly progress for the
equalizer, brushing off all the break points he encountered and pulled out of set with a 6-4 score.
In the final set, the right-hander German contestant busted Oswald’s first serve and clinched the initial three games, engraving a 3-love lead. Although the Austrian professional battled hard to overpower, he was unable to shift
the momentum. He skilfully leapt forward, keeping his composure and concluded the match with a 6-3 victory.
The world number 333, Langer, fired just one ace and secured 65 percent initial serve accuracy. He pocketed away 14 of 20 first and eight of 11 second serve points. He secured a single serve break opportunity and his rival could
not even snatch away one. In comparison to that, the Austrian senior bombarded six aces and had a higher initial serve of 70 percent precision.
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