Ukrainian in two sets coped with Taiwanese Jason Jung
Ukrainian tennis player Ilya Marchenko advanced to the second round of the tournament ATP Challenger in Thailand. The Ukrainian beat the representative of Taiwan Jason Jung in two sets.
The match lasted almost two hours, most of the time was taken by the first set. Ilya led with a break, but failed to file for the game. The game dragged on and switched to a tie-break, where the Ukrainian was already stronger.
In the second set, Marchenko did not allow his opponent to put up serious resistance. Ilya won three starting games, and then won the match, playing a match-ball at the reception of the Taiwanese.
Recall that Marchenko in the updated ATP rating has risen by 14 positions and occupies 308th place. Aleksey Krutykh tops the list of the best Ukrainian tennis players (271st line in the world ranking).
Ilya was seeded under the 8th number at the tournament in Thailand. The opponent of the Ukrainian in the second round will be determined in the duel between Dane Kelly (Australia) and Nam Hoang Lee (Vietnam).
- ATP Challenger Tour. Nonthaburi, Thailand. First round
Ilya Marchenko (Ukraine, 8) – Jason Young (Taiwan) – 2:0 (7:6, 6:2)
Source: Sportarena
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