The Norwegian Casper RuudAs five of the ATP, and the Czech Tomas Machac24 of the world, they tied their classification to the semifinal of Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) Guadalajara 2025.
Ruud achieved his ticket thanks to his success for three quarters to zero in French Richard Gasquet128 in the world. Machac did this with his success in the sudden death in Italian Flavio CobolliWorld Cup 36, in the first game of the first day on Saturday.
This contest is played A different format in traditional tennis. The winner of a game was imposed on three of the four quarters, each in eight minutes. In the case of a 2-2 draw, a ‘sudden death’ is debated where the first to achieve two consecutive success points.
In UTS they compete with eight players divided into two groups of four are measured against all of their sectors. The first two advances in the semifinal, which like the final will perform this week.
Ruud, head of a leader with two success
Earlier, in other sector games A, French Adrian Mannarino, 130 of the world, it exceeds three quarters in Italian Fabio Fognini94 of the world.
Mannarino Had a feast in the first two rooms (23-10 and 21-10) before a Fognini Outside the speed left many balls on the network. Although the Frenchman offered a resistance, Italian took a dramatic third period 14-13 to remain in the fight to advance the semifinal. Other classmates in Group A are referred to between Mannarino, to play against Gasquett, and Fognini, to close his day against Ruud.
In Group B, Tomas Machac, leader
In the other party in the sector, the Belgian David Goffin, Racket 57 of the ATP, won three quarters (15-10, 19-11 and 15-14) in number 45 of the world, Czech Jakub Mensik, which has been removed.
The second semifinalist of Group B will leave the winner in the game later held Cobolli and Goffin. This event, held at the Pan American Tennis Center in Zapopan, will share 1.4 million dollars in prizes.
Source: La Verdad

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