The competition is not resting. This Tuesday the day started with joy for Spanish tennis. Carlos Sanchez Jover beat German Rudolf Molleker in just over an hour by a partial score 6-1 6-4. He thus reaches his second round of 16 of the season in the Challenger category, where he will face Peruvian Ignacio Buse for a place in the quarter-finals of the Faulcombridge Cup by Marcos Automoción organized at the Valencia Tennis Club.
The “Pablo Andújar” central court opened its doors with a Spanish duel, Javier Barranco And Oriol Roca They played their fifth match, with a previous game of two victories for each player. Oriol won the first set 6-3; The second set saw a notable rise in power from Barranco, finishing the set with a resounding 6-1. The final set was decided by details and, ultimately, he fell alongside Javier after an hour 6-4.
The second round of the center received another Spanish player, Albert Ramos He sought revenge on 21-year-old Danish promise Elmer Moeller, with whom he lost last week. The first set was balanced and difficult. The young Dane managed to capture it in the tie-break, in the second set the Dane raised the level and managed to close the match 6-2.
It was the turn of Pedro Martinezsecond Spanish tennis player in the ATP rankings and first seed in the tournament. On the other side of the court, former Australian Open junior finalist, Emilio Nava. The Spanish player won the first set in the tie-break, leaving examples of great tennis. The American’s superb serve made the match very difficult for Pedro, but he eventually managed to close it in two tie-breaks.
The last round of the center offered us a typical match of an ATP tournament between Benoît Paire And Cristian Garin. The first meeting between the two offered a tight first set. The Chilean managed to win 6-3 despite the combativeness shown by the Frenchman. The second round ended quickly with a 6-2 for Garín. In this way, the South American player will face Novak for a place in the quarterfinals.
The rest of the tennis players who managed to certify victory are Nicholas Moreno d’Alborán, who quickly beat Adrian Andreev 6-4 6-2. The Argentinian Strap He did the same against Negritu in two tight tie-breaks. Choinski He also managed to reach the round of 16 after beating Arnaboldi 6-1 6-0. The Russian Gakhov He failed to close out the victory against Faria, losing in the third tie-break (6-2 2-6 7-6).
The player from Schwaerzler’s qualifications created a surprise by winning in straight sets (7-5 6-4) against the sixth seed Kopriva. Novak He overtook Croatian Dodig in less than 50 minutes, who could only add one game to the scoreboard. In the Italian duel, Brancaccio He beat Pellegrino by two sets to zero (7-6 7-5). Finally Daniel Elahi Galán managed to advance to the next round after beating Gaubas 6-3 6-1.
The Faulcombridge Cup by Automotive frames has the support of Olympic Committee Spanish and Trinidad Alfonso Foundationthrough the PAC CV competition assistance program, promoted by the two organizations; the Generalitat Valenciana, the Diputació de València, the City Hall of Valencia, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation, Marcos Automoción as title sponsor, Inmobiliaria Monserrate, Mapfre, Improving Logistics & Consulting, Neoperl, Sociedad de Agricultores de la Vega de Valencia, Discema , Heineken, Oliva Nova, Tecnifibre, Lacoste, Benjo Sports, MAE Sports & Education, Ribera Salud-Hospital IMSKE, Dacsa, FTCV and the European University.
Results – Tuesday October 8, 2024 Men’s Singles – Round of 16
Barranco Cosano (ESP) and O. Roca Batalla (ESP) 36 61 64 [SE] E. Moller (DEN) d [5] A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 76(6) 62 [1] [WC] P. Martinez (ESP) and E. Nava (United States) 76(11) 76(2) [2] C. Garin (CHI) d [WC] B. Pair (FRA) 63 62 [Q] C. Sánchez Jover (ESP) d [Alt] R. Molleker (Germany) 61 64 [3] Tie rod T. (ARG) d [Q] C. Negritu (GER) 76(5) 76(4) [Q] J. Schwaerzler (AUT) d [6] V. Kopriva (CZE) 75 64 [Q] D. Novak (AUT) and M. Dodig (CRO) 60 61 [4] D. Galan (COL) and V. Gaubas (LTU) 63 61 [7] N. Moreno De Alboran (USA) d A. Andreev (BUL) 64 62 J. Choinski (GBR) d F. Arnaboldi (ITA) 61 60 J. Faria (POR) d [Q] I.Gakhov 62 26 76(3) [Q] R. Brancaccio (ITA) v. A. Pellegrino (ITA) 76(7) 75
Men’s Doubles – Round of 16
[1] V. Cornea (ROU)/D. Molchanov (UKR) d [WC] N. Álvarez Varona (ESP)/B. Zapata Miralles (ESP) 76(3) 62
ORDER OF GAME – WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9, 2024
Pablo Andujar track – start at 12:00 p.m.
Carlos Taberner (ESP) against [3] Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG)
Not before 3:00 p.m.
[1] [WC] Pedro Martinez (ESP) vs. Arthur Gea (FRA)
Not before 6:00 p.m.
[7] Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (USA) vs. Javier Barranco Cosano (ESP)
Track 1 – start 11:00
George Goldhoff (USA) / Fernando Romboli (BRA) against Sergio Martos Gornes (ESP) / Szymon Walkow (POL) Karol Drzewiecki (POL) / Piotr Matuszewski (POL) against [2] Petr Nouza (CZE) / Patrik Rikl (CZE) [Q] Carlos Sánchez Jover (ESP) vs. Ignacio Buse (PER)
Followed by
After a proper rest – [WC] Carlos Lopez Montagud (ESP) / Carlos Taberner (ESP) vs. Alexandru Jecan (ROU) / Ivan Liutarevich
Track 2 – start 11:00 a.m.
[3] Theo Arribage (FRA) / Francisco Cabral (POR) vs Ivan Sabanov (SRB) / Matej Sabanov (SRB) Vasil Kirkov (USA) / Emilio Nava (USA) vs [4] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) Andrea Pellegrino (ITA) / David Vega Hernandez (ESP) vs Marco Bortolotti (ITA) / Giorgio Ricca (ITA)
Followed by
After a suitable rest – Filip Bergevi (SWE) / Mick Veldheer (NED) against substitute
