Martinez stays one step away from the semifinals in his best tournament

Pedro Martínez stayed one step away from the semifinals of the Open River by falling 2-6, 6-Four and 6-Zero in opposition to the Hungarian Attila Balazs (31 years and 106th) in a recreation that began on Friday and ended this Saturday after being suspended due to the rain with 2-2 in the second set.

A pity, as a result of the alzireño, who needed to undergo the earlier one, misplaced a fantastic alternative to battle for the closing of an ATP 500 in the best tournament of his profession in the skilled Tour. It had by no means handed eighths to this point. In truth, he gained his first recreation this yr and did it massive, in the Australian Open in opposition to the German Dominik Koepfer. Having gained in Rio, he would have confronted one other participant of the qualy (like Balazs himself), Gianluca Mager (25 years and 128º), which stunned the first favourite, the Austrian and finalist in Melbourne, Dominic Thiem. In one other recreation suspended on the earlier day, the semi-unknown Mager gained 7-6 (4) and 7-5 and can play the first closing of his profession.

Martinez, who had fully dominated Balazs on Friday, was caught in the resumption regardless that he regained the break with which his rival was positioned with a threatening 4-2 on the scoreboard Then he was two factors behind with 5-Four and serve, however in the tenth recreation he misplaced his service once more and the match was equal. In the third spherical, every thing was twisted to the Spaniard, who noticed how the Hungarian endorsed him a devastating 5-0. With all misplaced, Pedro was launched and shortened distances (5-2), however one other break gave Attila the victory, which can play the fourth ATP semifinal of his life.