MADRID 16 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis player Alejandro Davidovich could not conquer this Sunday the first title of his career in the ATP professional circuit when he fell into the final of the Beach Delray (United States) tournament, which was played on the hard track outdoors, before the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in three sets 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.
The Malaga player, who left as an eighth head of the series, was looking for his first trophy in his second final, the first after the 1000 Masters of Montecarlo of 2022, and touched him with his fingers when he had the second part of apparently under control and a 15 -40 with 5-2, but he did not succeed to close it and the joy was for the Balkan, seventh favorite of the event and that achieved the second tournament of his career after that of Estoril (Portugal) in 2020.
The final began well for a Davidovich who, after spending some hurry with his service, managed to break Kecmanovic blank in the sixth game to take an advantage that no longer let out and win the first manga.
However, the Serbian reacted with forcefulness and brought the clash to a third and final set after a forceful 6-1. The Spanish tennis player kept calm and saw the victory close when he achieved a ‘break’ who knew how to endure to place himself to a game of glory.
But with 5-2, the Andalusian player could not close the work. He had two match balls to the rest with an optimal 15-40 who could not take advantage of and that seemed 5 Below to have forced at least the ‘sudden death’.
In addition, the beaten land of Buenos Aires was the scene of the first title of the Brazilian promising Joao Fonseca, 18 and who deprived the local Francisco Cerúndo, which he defeated in two sleeves 6-4, 7-6 (1) deprived of the success of the local success, 7-6 (1) to become the youngest South American champion in ATP since 1990.
The third tournament of the week in the male circuit, in Marseille (France), on a hard roof track, was for the French tennis player Ugo Umbert, who successfully defended his 2024 victory by beating the Serbian Hamad Medjedovic in two sets by 7-6 (4), 6-4 and lift the seventh trophy of his career.