Ruben Bemelmans moves past Fernando Romboli into 2nd round – L, G & T Tennis Challengers 2011
Belgian tennis pro Ruben Bemelmans thrashed out Fernando Romboli of Brazil 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday to book a second round berth at the 2011 Levene, Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challengers tournament here in Binghamton, New York.
Ruben Bemelmans looked to attack his opponent right from the start of the match. Breaking the serve at regular intervals, he made his opponent’s strategy look completely ineffective. Dropping only two games in the match, the number
six seed sealed an emphatic victory in a match that lasted for only 48 minutes on the hard courts of Binghamton.
Looking for a place in second round of the Association of Tennis Professional’s tournament, Bemelmans made a bright start to the match as he broke his opponent in the second game of the match. Leading 3-1 in the opening set, he
received his second break chance, when Romboli smashed one of his backhand shots on to the net.
Converting a long rally in his favour, the Belgian raced to 5-1 lead with in first 20 minutes of the match. Holding on to his next service game, he took 1-0 lead in the set score. The Brazilian tennis pro Romboli looked a bit out
of sorts as a large number of his forehand and backhand winners landed outside the lines, giving cheap points to his opponent.
His defence was also weak as he failed to save any of the break points in the opening set. Looking to find a way back into the contest, he needed a really strong performance in the second set to stay in the match. However, he continued
to make those unforced errors and paid the heavy price.
Bemelmans continued to put pressure on his opponent by executing his game plan to perfection. Breaking the serve twice in second set as well, he raced to an impassable 4-2 lead. Leading 5-2, the sixth seed converted his third break
chance to wrap up the match.
Ranked 146th in the ATP rankings, Bemelmans was absolutely delighted with his effort. He served with control and precision and achieved an impressive 57 per cent first serve. Claiming 88 per cent of the points on his
first serve, he took control of the rallies on his serve and then placed ferocious winners all over the court.
Securing 61 per cent of the points at receiving end, he looked in complete control in the serve return department of the game as well. He will be looking to maintain his current level of play to make it all the way to the final
of the Challengers tournament.
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