MADRID, 26 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis players Albert Ramos and Carlos Taberner surpassed this Tuesday their debut in the Estoril tournament (Portugal), scoring for the ATP and which is played on clay, while Roberto Carballés was eliminated.
The Catalan, seeded seventh on the Portuguese red clay, had to work for more than two hours against Australian Jordan Thompson, whom he beat in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to meet South Korean Soonwoo Kwon. The player from Barcelona won the first and the third set having to overcome a ‘break’ disadvantage.
For his part, Taberner took advantage of his status as a ‘lucky loser’ and will face Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round after authoritatively defeating South African Lloyd Harris 6-3, 6-4 in a duel at the who did not lose his serve.
Finally, Roberto Carballés from Tenerife was unable to accompany his two compatriots, who fell to Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(4) in a match that lasted up to two hours and 45 minutes.