The Spanish tennis player Roberto Carballés has said goodbye to the tournament Sofia, ATP 250 category and disputed on hard court, after falling this Tuesday in the first round against the French Richard Gasquet (6-3, 6-4).
The Tenerife, number 103 in the ATP ranking and the only Spanish in the table final of the Bulgarian contest, wasted three 'break' balls before that the Gaul, number 49 in the world, broke his service in the eighth game to win the opening round.
However, he did not accuse the blow and managed to get ahead in the second set (2-0), although Gasquet responded with a 'counterbreak'. A new break put the duel on track for the French, who had to wait for his third match ball to close the contest and cite in the following round with the Czech Jonas Forejtek, who gave the surprise by eliminating the Croatian Marin Cilic.
He has also already reached the round of 32, the French Gilles Simon, executioner of the Slovak Andrej Martin by 6-2 and 6-2. On this day will be the debut of the Canadian Dennis Shapovalov, first favorite, who will open his participation against Moldovan Radu Albot.