Rogerio Dutra Da Silva downs Daniel Garza in the second round – Manta Open 2011 CH
World number 135, Rogerio Dutra Da Silva booked his place in the quarterfinal of Manta Open 2011 after a convincing straight sets win over a disappointing Daniel Garza, who was caught off balance by speed of his opponent’s groundstrokes,
losing the match in one hour and two minutes of play.
Da Silva, who is ranked 135th in ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) rankings list, could not scale back his opponents massive shots and lost the match with a 6-4, 6-1 score line.
In the opening set, Garza mounted a sustained attack against the much talented Da Silva, but the second set observed a very different Garza, who could not build up a massive pressure upon his opponent, surrendering the second set
with a breadstick defeat.
Breaking Garza's serve early in the opening set, Da Silva looked the more determined in front of a Ecuadorian crowd, challenging Garza’s serve with some gutsy returning which is supposedly one of his deadliest weapons.
While the Mexican worked hard to pull him through the crisis to 4-all, Da Silva was almost icy under the pressure. At 5-4, with the weight of the Garza’s topspin forehand and his fans cheering on him, the Brazilian was able to
pull off a last minute win in the first set, winning it with a 6-4 scoreline.
Playing close to the baseline, the Brazilian won the opener with a whopping 69 percent on service, 36 percent on return and 54 percent of points in total en route to the second, which he clinched with a breadstick win.
There remains little doubt about whether Da Silva was helped in his win yesterday by some sloppy mistakes from Garza. He certainly was. But as the match progressed towards its business end, Da Silva was all over the Mexican like
a bad bout of flu. He came up with a tantalizing forehand winner down the line, making it clear that he is no way a match to someone who is 215 places lower than him in the ATP rankings lists.
While Da Silva’s first set win may not be as good as the second, his deft calmness under pressure displayed yesterday should hold him in a good form as the tournament progresses.
He now moves on to play against the Chilean Guillermo Rivera-Aranguiz in the quarterfinal of the tournament, who brushed aside the challenge of Alejandro Gonzalez to set up a clash with the Brazilian here in Manta, Ecuador.
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