MADRID, 9 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis player Martín de la Puente said goodbye this Thursday to the individual table of the wheelchair tennis modality of the United States Open, although he qualified for the semifinals in doubles together with Frenchman Nicolas Peifer.
The Galician had a tough meeting in the quarterfinals against the great favorite and number one in the world, the Japanese Shingo Kunieda, who did not give him too many options and defeated him in two sets 6-1, 6-2 in an hour of play .
On the other hand, in doubles things went better for the Vigo player together with a good specialist like the Frenchman Peifer, with whom he beat the Dutch couple formed by Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren 6-4, 6-0. His rivals to reach the final will be the also Dutch Tom Egberink and the Belgian Joachim Gerard.
For his part, Dani Caverzaschi from Madrid, who had to withdraw from his singles match on Wednesday, was also unable to play his double with the American Jason Keatseangsilp against the British Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid.