Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 85) fell with honors at Flushing Meadows. For his big first in New York, the Zurich player pushed Denis Shapovalov to the limit of five sets.
Seeded No. 19, the Canadian won 2-6 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1 following a big scare and a fight of 2:57 ‘. Marc-Andrea Hüsler benefited from a break point to lead 6-2 5-3. Denis Shapovalov was able to dismiss him before delighting the service of the Zurich player and thus reversing the course of the meeting.
Semi-finalist last week at the Winston Salem ATP 250 tournament, Marc-Andrea Hüsler ultimately offered the hoped-for answer in a meeting during which he won three points more than his opponent (129 once morest 126). .. He probably lacked more experience around such a match to win. At 26, the left-hander is still a ‘new’ player on the Circuit.
After the defeat of Marc-Andrea Hüsler, Belinda Bencic (no 13) is the only representative of Swiss Tennis qualified for the second round. The Olympic Champion has an appointment Thursday with the Romanian Sorana Cirstea (WTA 37).
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