Tim Smyczek beats Frank Dancevic in the qualifying final at the US Men’s Clay Court Championships
Tim Smyczek recorded an emphatic 6-3, 7-6(4) win over Canadian Frank Dancevic in the third round of qualifying draw at U.S Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. The American who is playing tremendously in the event so far,
made light work of Dancevic to reach his first round of main draw. There he will face compatriot Ryan Sweeting who is a wild card entrant into the tournament.
This was Dancevic’s first appearance at the event and unluckily he couldn’t make it past the qualifying third round. The upset Dancevic will definitely try best to find his mark in the upcoming future events. The American on the
other hand is putting in his second appearance here. His last appearance at the event here ended in the first round of the qualifying draw when he was ousted by Swedish Nick Lindahl.
A riveting match was witnessed by the crowd at the River Oaks Country Club on Monday. It was difficult to predict who might prove himself better than the other. Risk factor was high from the higher ranked opponent so he did prove
in the match that he was a better player than him. Though the momentum was fluctuating in the match, lucky Smyczek got hold of the match and walked away with straight sets into the next round.
Although Smyczek didn’t mark any ace in the first set, he managed to break Dancevic once to win 69 per cent of the total service points. Nonetheless, Dancevic registered four aces and didn’t double fault in the set. He tried his
best to break his higher ranked opponent, but the American fought back and saved 100 per cent breakpoint opportunities to clinch the set with a 6-3 score line.
Smyczek put up a tougher fight in the final set, intended to beat again his lower ranked opponent. He registered a single ace and delivered 50 per cent of fist serves, while Dancevic didn’t commit any double faults, and landed
66 per cent of the first serves, winning 72 per cent of points on them. Smyczek gave his opponent a considerable run by breaking him twice and winning 75 per cent points on first serves. The players pushed the set into a tie-break situation, before Smyczek
clinched it with a 7-4 score line.
Smyczek thrust his arms in air with joy as he managed to move past his lower ranked opponent in a considerable fight. He played at the top of his game and did what he had to do to succeed.
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