2023-06-30 19:10:14
Mannarino, 43rd in the world, dominated German Jannik Hanfmann (48th) 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 on Friday.
“I hope to win the final, of course, but every time I lost in the final before a Grand Slam tournament, I had a good run in the Major!”, Underlined the 35-year-old Frenchman.
He had won his first ATP tournament on the grass of Bois-le-Duc in 2019 and the second on the hard of Winston Salem in 2022.
Mannarino reached the knockout stages three times at Wimbledon (2013, 2017 and 2018), his best Grand Slam result, equaled in Australia in 2022.
This year, he will face in the first round of the Major on grass which begins on Monday the Russian Alexander Shevchenko (95th).
In addition to his two titles, he has the experience of nine finals when his next opponent had never even reached the semi-finals on the main circuit but had lost in the quarters of the last Masters 1000 in Miami having come out of the qualifications.
On that occasion, Eubanks had defeated Mannarino in the round of 16.
To reach the final in Mallorca, the American (77th) saved five match points on Friday before beating South African Lloyd Harris (298th) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (11/9).
“It’s the reward for a lot of work, commented the 27-year-old American. I had a lot of ups and downs, but I’m finally regular. This week, I’m playing better and better match following match. and I hope it will be even better tomorrow” Saturday.
With this final, Eubanks, whose best ranking was previously 74th, will enter the Top 50 on Monday on the first day of Wimbledon where he will play for the first time.
He will face the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (96th) in the first round.
Friday once morest Harris, he saved three consecutive match points on his serve at 5-4 in the third set and then two more in the tie break. And it took him three in this decisive game to conclude once morest the ex-31st in the world who returns following having had wrist surgery in the spring of 2022.
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