ATP: Rodionov beats Seppi, short comeback from Knowle
Strong sign of life from Jurij Rodionov: The left-hander defeated the Italian veteran Andreas Seppi in two sets at the ATP Challenger tournament in Dallas. Julian Knowle and Dennis Novak, on the other hand, retired in Montpellier.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Feb 05, 2020, 03:39 pm
Rodionov defeated Roberto Cid Subervi from the Dominican Republic at the start of the $ 100,000 Challenger in Dallas, opponent Andres Seppi had come with a walk-through in round two. There the Austrian youngster was not in a position with the experienced Italian and won clearly with 6: 3 and 6: 4.
In the second round, Jurij Rodionov, who joined Wolfgang Thiem's training group a few weeks ago, is dealing with a local hero: it goes against Tommy Mmoh, who had prevailed in round two against Peter Polansky.
In contrast, Julian Knowle's spontaneous comeback to the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Montpellier was short: After almost 40 minutes of play, Knowle and Dennis Novak were beaten 6-1 and 6-0 by the British duo Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski Complimented tableau.