Ryan Harrison bows out to Joao Souza in round one – Serbia Open 2012
Seventh seed, Ryan Harrison, was underplayed by the Brazilian star, Joao Souza, in straight sets at the Serbia Open 2012 on Tuesday. He bear a 3-6, 3-6 defeat against the world number 116 in the opening round at this outdoor red clay court event held in
Belgrade, Serbia.
The American teenager failed to seek any break opportunity, consequently exiting from the tournament in the first round. As a result, Souza registered a round of 16 place and stayed in course to bid for his maiden ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals)
career title.
Harrison entered the SRPC Milan Gale Muskatirovic with poise and held his serve in the second game to tie the scores at 1-1. After he slid his serve in the sixth game, the American lost his path and suffered the first blow in the eighth game, eventually
suffering a 3-6 loss.
Ranked 58th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Harrison gifted away his serve early in the second set and fell at 1-3. He held his following serves but suffered another blow in the last game, eventually registering a 3-6 defeat.
Summing up the 19-year-old’s performance, Harrison coughed more double faults and failed to find any break opportunity. He produced a better first serve share of 67 per cent as compared to the Brazilian’s 63 per cent but availed only 28 out of 43 points
on it. The American could only ward off five out of eight breakpoints he faced, ultimately exiting form the tournament with disappointment.
The booming Brazilian on the other hand cruised into the second round where he will confront the local contender, Dusan Lajovic. The Serb tumbled over the Russian wild card entrant, Evgeny Donskoy, in straight sets on Monday to reach this position. He required
a single break of serve in each set to manifest a 7-5, 6-4 score line in one hour and 41 minutes.
The sixth seed, Fabio Fognini, also crashed out from the tournament by Benoit Paire. The Italian star showed drastic performance at this ATP World Tour 250 series event and ultimately suffered a 1-6, 4-6 shock in 61 minutes.
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