The national tennis player beat Portuguese Frederico Ferreira and settled in the second round in Banja Luka. The victory will earn him a significant rise in the standings.
Gonzalo Lama (248th ATP) finally celebrated again in a challenger. After three months and six falls in the first round of these tournaments (his last victory was in Coquimbo), the national tennis player managed to break the curse and He won a hotly contested match against Portuguese Frederico Ferreira (252nd ATP), 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
The Leon put in a good showing against the sixth seed in the contest. He managed to come out of a breakdown in the second game of the first set and other moments of pressure, like 0-30, in the eighth game. Precisely, after having rebounded there, he managed the final break to close the opening chapter with his serve.
In the second set, the national tennis player felt the effort of this first set and could not hold his serve. After a disputed first Game, the Portuguese took advantage and got 5-0. Lama was dismissed, but Ferreira then condemned with some pain, to bring everything to a final set.
For the definition, the number five in the country has scared away all the ghosts of recent months and has shown hierarchy and decision to make a difference at the right time. This is how at the start he saved two break points, to break later in the second game. Although the Portuguese recovered the Pause In the next match, the Chilean was undeterred and made the final break in the round of 16. Game after pressing return.
In the next round, the Chilean will face the Lebanese Benjamin Hassan (315th) in a duel scheduled for early Wednesday.
Experience coach
The national tennis player is accompanied in the Bosnian tournament by Argentinian coach Gustavo Tavernini, former coach of Argentinian Federico Delbonis. The professional started working a few weeks ago with the Chilean. In any case, he will also continue to work for a few weeks with Cristóbal Saavedra, who has played a key role in his recovery for the past two years.
Likewise, Lama’s victory This will move him up about 15 places in the standings, to around 233rd place, while another victory will put him around 225th place.
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