Jaume Munar passed the first round of the Shanghai tennis tournament this Wednesdaywhere Carlos Alcaraz was the top favorite and where Bernabé Zapata was eliminated.
Munar, ranked 79th, won 6-2, 6-4 against Chinese Rigele Te, ranked 494th in the world, who is playing in the invitational.
Except for the seventh game of the second set, where he saved four match points, Te was unable to resist the success of the Mallorcan, who will play in the next round against American Ben Shelton.
Bernabé Zapata (72 ATP) has few options against American Brandon Nakashima (123), who won 6-1 and 7-6 (3).
Throughout the first set, the Valencian only scored two points on his rival’s serve. In the second, he somehow managed to hold serve with relative ease. In the tiebreaker, despite leading 2-0, five straight points opened the door to victory for the American.after an hour and twenty games.
Source: La Verdad
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