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On the first day, cardholders couldn’t be helped by their biggest star: the world’s third racket, 23-year-old Stefanos Tsitsip.
At that time, the strongest tennis player in our country, Ričardas Berankis, 31 years old (ATP 107), in the first match in 1 hour 16 minutes 6: 1, 6: 3 he surely beat 21-year-old Petras Tsitsip (ATP 730) and led the Lithuanians 1-0.
R. Berankis, who is seven times higher in the ranking of the planet than his opponent, dominated against him almost the entire time and only half of the second set had an equal fight (3: 3).
“The opponent started to serve better, he relaxed a bit. Here was the biggest difference compared to the first set. However, he could not maintain that game until the end of the set.
It is always very important for a team to win the first game. The first victory, however, removes the psychological tension. Today I managed to show a good game, so the mood is good ”, – said R. Berankis immediately after the victory.
Laurynas Grigelis (ATP 540), 30, in the second game on Saturday after 3 hours and 8 minutes of suspense 7: 6 (8: 6), 3: 6, 7: 5 he defeated 25-year-old Mikhail Pervolarak (ATP 484) and increased our lead to 2: 0. This means that the Lithuanian team is one win away until the final victory.
“It just came to our attention then. It was very hot, very humid, very harsh conditions. In the third set we were both very tired, I think you saw it. My goal was to recover as many balls on the field and suffer. It was worth it. This is a very important point for our team, but tomorrow is the next day, we have to be focused. Now the most important thing is to recover physically “, – assured the second Lithuanian rocket.
Sunday will begin with a battle of the two. After them, R. Berankis and M. Pervolarakis will meet, and L. Grigelis and P. Tsitsip will play the fifth match.
It’s true that team captains can still change Sunday fight participants depending on the situation.
Lithuanian team captain Rimvydas Mugevičius believes the Greeks are protecting S. Tsitsip for a doubles match.
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