THE Faulcombridge Cup by Marcos Automotive This Wednesday was the big day for the Valencians, the Nou d’Octubre, with a full house on the central court and at the Valencia Tennis Club. The Valencian public responded to the call of the organization, under the leadership of Pablo Andújar, to enjoy this festive day watching good tennis and pay tribute to the three Valencians who won the Faulcombridge Cup and, in addition, maintain a close relationship with the Valencia Tennis Club: Josele Moreno, José Altur and David Ferrer, who today have become the great protagonists of the era.
In the morning, on a cloudy, clear and windy day, the central court “Pablo Andujar” started by pairing local player Carlos Taberner and Argentinian Thiago Agustín Tirante. The Valencian started the first set showing aggressive and precise tennis, leading 5-1. For his part, the Argentinian continued to believe in his possibilities and raised the level until winning the set in the tie-break. In the second set, Carlos shifted into high gear, taking advantage of the Argentinian being somewhat erratic, closing the set 6-3. After an hour, the La Plata player won the deciding set 6-3, preventing the Valencian from reaching the quarter-finals.
The first Spanish victory of the day came thanks to the top seed Pedro Martinez Goalkeepercurrent forty-fifth tennis player in the ATP rankings. On the other side of the net, Frenchman Arthur Gea. The Valencian’s varied play was decisive in winning the first set (6-3). Already in the second set, Pedro did not slow down and made the Frenchman lose 7-6.
On court 1, Carlos Sánchez Jover also failed to progress on the court. The 20-year-old Peruvian Ignacio Buse managed to beat the Spaniard 6-4 6-3. In this way, he will face top seed Pedro Martínez in search of a place in the semifinals of the tournament.
The Faulcombridge Cup of Marcos Automoción benefits from the support of the Spanish Olympic Committee and the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, through 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.
ORDER OF GAME – THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 2024
Pista Pablo Andujar – departure at 12:00 p.m.
Jan Choinski (GBR) against [Q] Joel Schwaerzler (AUT)
Not before 2:00 p.m.
[4] Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) against [Q] Raul Brancaccio (ITA)
Not before 6:00 p.m.
[Q] Dennis Novak (AUT) vs. [2] Cristian Garin (CHI)
Track 1 – start 11:00
[3] Theo Arribage (FRA) / Francisco Cabral (POR) vs. Sergio Martos Gornes (ESP) / Szymon Walkow (POL)
[1] Victor Cornea (ROU) / Denys Molchanov (UKR) versus Filip Bergevi (SWE) / Mick Veldheer (NED) or [Alt] Alexander Merino (PER) / Christoph Negritu (GER)
[SE] Elmer Moller (DEN) vs. Jaime Faria (POR)
[WC] Carlos Lopez Montagud (ESP) / Carlos Taberner (ESP) or Alexandru Jecan (ROU) / Ivan Liutarevich against [4] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND)
Track 2 – start 11:00 a.m.
Marco Bortolotti (ITA) / Giorgio Ricca (ITA) vs. Karol Drzewiecki (POL) / Piotr Matuszewski (POL)
