Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 102) will not play his first ATP Tour final this Saturday at Winston Salem. Coming from the qualifications, the Zurich player did not win a 6th game in a row.
Hüsler lost 7-6 7-6 to Serbian Laslo Djere (ATP 89), who had already eliminated him in July in Bastad. Beaten on the … 9th match point following 2h18 ‘, the left-hander had been trailing 3-0 in the 2nd set before picking up the score.
Thanks to his career, “MAH” will be ranked 81st ATP on Monday, the best ranking of his career, before attacking the US Open. At Flushing Meadows, he will be opposed on Tuesday in the 1st round to Canadian Denis Shapovalov (ATP 21). In Winston-Salem, Djere will face Adrian Mannarino (ATP 65) in the final.
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