Finnish youngster Emil Rusuvuori won his maiden ATP World Tour title by saving three match points in a high-quality semi-final at the Tata Open Maharashtra here on Saturday.
Mazchrazak got himself into a position where he could work to force a decider for the second set, but it was 22-year-old Rusuvuori who finished 6-3, 7-6 after an hour and 46 minutes. 0) emerged as the winner. Recreational Tennis at Balewadi Sports Complex.
In the second semi-final, world No. 137 Sousa used all her experience to break out of a difficult position against the talented Swede Yammer and win a 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5 victory in three hours and 13 minutes. achieved.
The first semifinal featured intense rallies from the start, with Rusuvuori, ranked 87, and Mazchrazak, ranked 95, both displaying their range of shots. It was only in the eighth game that a break opportunity opened up for the Finnish player that he used and went on to win the set.
In the second, Mazchrzak broke through in the eighth game. However, he was broken while serving for the set as Rusuvuori came back into the set and blanked out his opponent in the tie-breaker.
In other last-four clashes, an early brake and solid grip put Yammer in the driver’s seat as the Swede took a 4–1 lead. Sousa, however, got a break in the sixth game. The experienced Portuguese led 5-5 with another break in the 10th game despite facing two set points.
Yammer picked himself up and earned another break with an excellent backhand winner after an intense rally. Sousa nets a forehand at the next point before the Swede serves the set easily.
In the second, Sousa kept his spirits up to win the tie-breaker 7-4. In the 10th game of the decider, Sousa was down 15-40 but both matches managed to save points. Although Yammer earned his third matchpoint in the game, he missed with a backhand return error.
The Portuguese fought back and scored their first matchpoint opportunity in the 12th game.
result:
Singles (Semifinal): Emil Rusuvuri (Fin) bt Kamil Mazchrazak (Pol) 6-3, 7-6(0); Joao Sousa (pour) bt Elias Yammer (sweep) 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5,
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