May 15, 2023, 21:01 PM
May 15, 2023, 21:01 PM
He beat Russian Gakhov in the first round (6-1 and 6-3) to settle in the round of 16 of the Portuguese tournament. His next rival will be between the Argentine Cachin and the Brazilian Ribeiro
After his fall and elimination in the Masters 1000 in Rome, Bolivian tennis player Hugo Dellien defeated Russian Ivan Gakhov (6-1 and 6-3) this Monday in the first round of the main draw of the Challenger de Oeiras Open 4 in Portugal.
It was the first victory of the best tennis player in the country after several weeks and he did it with solvency by winning the two sets thanks to the two service breaks he made on each court.
The match lasted one hour and 12 minutes. It was played on court 1 of the Jamor Tennis Complex.
It was the first confrontation history between the two on the professional circuit and the one with the best ATP ranking was imposed (157th against 167th).
Dellien is waiting to meet his round of 16 rivalwhich will come out of the duel between the Argentine Pedro Cachín, the first seed in the tournament, and the Brazilian Eduardo Ribeiro, who will face each other this Tuesday at 05:00 in Bolivia.