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On Sunday, the US Open tennis tournament of the Big Cross series began in the United States, where the best Lithuanian tennis player currently plays. Richard Berankis (ATP-72).
Lithuanian in the first stage at 3 hours and 6 minutes. long fights 7: 6 (7: 3), 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4 defeated a 28-year-old Italian Frederick Gaius (ATP-131). This was the second battle between these tennis players in history and the first victory for R. Berankis.
In the third set, R. Berankis lost 2: 4, but then he managed to “break” the opponent, in the next game he won his innings, and in the ninth – he “broke” F.Gaio again and went ahead 5: 4. In the 10th game, R. Berankis started confidently, winning 40: 0 and although he allowed the opponent to reduce the portfolio, he managed to break 2: 1.
The fourth set began with an exchange of losing tickets, and the decider was the ninth game, in which R. Berankis won the opponents’ innings 40:15, broke out and finally won the match.
In the next stage, Berankis will meet with American Steve Johnson (ATP-64), who in 3 hours. 56 min. 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 3, 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 3) defeated 52 compatriots who made irresistible claims John isner (ATP-22). This was Johnson’s fifth win against Isner for the fifth time in a row. In total, Johnson has won 6 times in 10 games.
R. Berankis and S. Johnson fought once, in 2015. The Lithuanian beat him 6: 4, 6: 2.
For the victory in the first stage of the “US Open” tournament, R. Berankis obtained 45 ATP unit rating points and 100,000. AMERICAN DOLLAR.
This year’s tournament will not compete Rafaelis Nadalis (ATP-2), who is concerned about the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Roger Federer (ATP-4) fights trauma, while the outrageous Australian Nick kyrgios (ATP-40) also criticizes the tournament for taking place during a coronavirus pandemic.
The total prize pool for the US Open is $ 53.4 million. AMERICAN DOLLAR.
The US Open will run until September 13. The final of the women’s race is scheduled for September 12.
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