Walter Trusendi outlasts Marco Crugnola in second round – AON Open 2012
In an all-Italian clash, lucky loser Walter Trusendi rallied past his qualifying compatriot, Marco Crugnola, in three sets at the AON Open 2012 on Thursday. He summed up a 6-4. 2-6, 6-4 victory against the Varese native to progress into the quarter-finals
at this ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Challenger Tour events taking place in Genoa, Italy.
Trusendi lost his path in the second round but re-gained his strength in the last set, eventually sealing the match in almost two and half hours. As a result, the lucky loser comfortably advanced into the final eight at this outdoor clay court event.
The 27-year-old strongly stepped into his home soil tournament. He drew the first blood in the fifth game and took a 3-2 lead. Regardless of losing his edge in the very next game, Trusendi broke his opponent’s serve once again and ultimately clinched the
opener with a 6-4 score line.
Crugnola rebounded in the following set despite a slow start. He gifted away his opening serve but went on a four-game killing spree. After the Trusendi held his serve in the sixth game, the world number 420 pocketed the last two games and pulled out the
equaliser with a 6-2 score line.
Ranked 435th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Trusendi re-formed his structure in the final set. He cashed in both break chances to leap to a 5-1 lead. Apart from losing his edge in the eighth game, the lucky loser held his
serve once more and sealed the decider by winning six games to four.
Overall, the lower ranked Italian spilled more double faults and registered an equal first serve share of 56 per cent. However, Trusendi impressively marked 34 out of 53 points on it and amazingly warded off 12 out of 17 breakpoints he came across to keep
his entire serves.
Next up for Trusendi is the former world number five, Tommy Robredo, who needed three sets to overpower Italy’s Simone Vagnozzi in three sets to set up this meeting. The Spanish veteran lost his serve five times but capitalised on six out of 13 break chances
to earn the glory.
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