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Gwangju Ch R1: Jie Cui/Duckhee Lee def. Mattia Bellucci/Moez Echargui 6-3, 6-3 Match Stats

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While it all came down to the pressure points, J. Cui/Duckhee's point construction was exceptional as they strived to land the ball to the open court, pressing M. Echargui/M. Bellucci's service games further. To add, the former pair mostly landed shot winners in the important points, giving the latter less to no room to execute their chances even if there were possibly any. As such, J. Cui/Duckhee managed to convert 25% of their whopping 12 break points, four times more than M. Bellucci/M. Echargui's 3 break points, none of which got converted until the end of the match.

The wild card pair's solid showing was also evident in their service games. Even though they only scored 2 aces than M. Bellucci/M. Echargui's 3, they still won 20% more of their first serve points to stay in control of the flow, with an exceptional 82% winning percentage. On the other hand, the latter pair's 4 double faults faded their second serve winning percentage to 47% compared to the former's 66%, making it even more vulnerable throughout the match as they followed it up.

In tomorrow's semifinals, J. Cui/Duckhee will face Yunseong Chung/Yu-Hsiou Hsu, who defeated Jake Delaney/Li Tu 6-1, 6-3 in a confident showing. This could turn out be a competitive match, with their point construction and their balance being tested in general apart from their service game consistency. Add that with the possible pace, considering the dynamic this match can create. The doubles semifinals in general should be fun to watch/follow as well!

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Tennis : Moez Echargui remporte le Future 23 de Hammamet Le jeune  Tunisien Moez Echargui  a remporté  le Future 23 de Hammamet (doté de 15 mille dollars) après avoir battu l’Espagnol Eduard Esteve Lobato en deux sets (7 -6 et 6 – 3) après 2 heures et 2 minutes de jeu .

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Davis Cup Australia v USA: Aussies deliver doubles blow | Davis Cup

It's do or die for the United States of America in the Davis Cup when doubles hits the Pat Rafter Arena after Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson got Australia off to the perfect start yesterday. AUSTRALIA'S Davis Cup banker Nick Kyrgios promised he will "compete for every point" in future but gave notice he will remain prone to swearing and racquet throwing. LEON SMITH suffered his worst ever day as Davis Cup captain after Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans failed to win a single set as Britain collapsed to the brink of defeat against France. Serbia, Australia, France and Belgium all took 2-0 leads to take control of their respective ties on day one of the Davis Cup quarter-finals.

India has not produced many left-handers who have played for the country in Davis Cup. It ended Baghdatis' record run of 36 straight Davis Cup singles victories, a streak that stretched back 14 years. Moez Echargui, who competed for Nevada from 2011-15, beat Baghdatis in a Davis Cup match Friday.The last was Sunil Kumar, basically a counter-pusher who had no shot which could hurt his opponent. PARIS Serbia, Australia, France and Belgium are one win away from reaching the Davis Cup semifinals after winning their two singles matches on Friday.

The Aussie duo can send Australia into the Davis Cup semi-finals if they win the doubles rubber, following wins for Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson on day one. Young guns Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson fired in singles on Friday to give Australia an unexpected 2-0 lead after day one of the Davis Cup World Group quarter-final in Brisbane.The Australian doubles combination of John Peers and Sam Groth has started strongly in their quest to clinch the Davis Cup quarter-final against the United States. The 18-year-old has travelled with the Great Britain squad to Rouen for the World Group showdown.

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Trusting their forehands while utilizing the open court might have been the way for J. Cui/Duckhee to stay in their rhythm in the second set after a dominant showing in the first set. M. Bellucci's final forehand, which went too wide while responding to J. Cui's volley, generated the latter (and Duckhee)'s earliest break points, but M. Bellucci/M. Echargui turned out to save them all, one with a smash to force the deciding point, where they turned out to hold to 1-0 right at the start of the seconf set. This was also followed by Duckhee's forehand return ace and another forehand winner from J. Cui in some attempts to minimize the gap, but M. Bellucci/M. Echargui still held their serves to 2-1.

For J. Cui/Duckhee, their moment eventually came in the seventh game as they smashed their way to conclude a net exchange to set themselves 2 points ahead, ultimately paving the way to break 4-3 thanks to Duckhee's intuitive volley to M. Echargui's nearly around-the-post shot at the fourth stroke. Without any further hesitation, J. Cui/Duckhee held their serves to 5-3, and a forehand error from M. Bellucci ultimately brought the match into a deciding point (which also served as a match point for J. Cui/Duckhee), where J. Cui's final volley resulted in the wild card pair taking the second set 6-3, thus securing their spot in the semifinals.

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The main action in the Gwangju Challenger wrapped up with a doubles quarterfinal match between Mattia Bellucci/Moez Echargui, who defeated Egor Gerasimov/Mikalai Haliak in straight sets 6-4, 6-4, and wild cards Jie Cui/Duckhee Lee, who stunned fourth seeds and renowned pair Alex Bolt/Luke Saville 6-2, 6-3 in a confident showing. This turned out to be a slightly neat match with their balance under pressure remain tested in this match.

To start, J. Cui's failed volley to the preceding volley fron M. Echargui generated the latter (and M. Bellucci)'s initial break points, but J. Cui/Duckhee still managed to hold their serves to 1-0. It took several games later before M. Bellucci double-faulted that caused a deciding point, which was converted thanks to J. Cui's forehand down-the-line winner to break 4-2 as it also served as his (and Duckhee's) break point.

Subsequently, J. Cui/Duckhee held their serves to 5-2, which signified their solid service game and aggression throughout the match. They continued the aggressive start until the next game, as they earned the opportunity to serve for the first set after M. Bellucci/M. Echargui's service game hold to 5-3. Ultimately, with a 0-hold that denoted their solid service game, J. Cui/Duckhee took the first set 6-3 to set themselves on the right foot in this match.

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Milan Ch F: Federico Agustin Gomez def. Filip Cristian Jianu 6-3, 6-4 Match Stats

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Federico mostly controlled the flow from his forehands, where his point construction then followed suit as he brought Jianu off-balance. Through his aggression and depth, he appeared more offensive as the Romanian was not proactive enough outside of his passes, which was insufficient as the former's powerful forehands were mostly fired accurately to reflect that the match flowed in his racquet. As a result, Federico converted 30% of his 10 break points while Jianu was unable to convert the sole break point from the first set, which also happened due to the former's +1 forehand error.

Furthermore, Federico also appeared more solid on his serves. Scoring 3 aces than Jianu's 1, the former won 75% of his first serve points, most of which got himself out of some (slight) troubles. On the other hand, Jianu's second serves appeared more vulnerable as he only won 53% of his second serve points, 4% short than Federico as the former double-faulted once, where his frequent rushes also did not help even though the latter also rushed his forehands several times.

Federico's maiden Challenger title ascended his rank to 224 live, putting himself even closer to the US Open qualification rounds range. To add, Jianu also edged to the said range closer as he also ranked 245 live with another runner-up run, while his maiden Challenger title had to wait. For the latter, his home event in Brasov Challenger awaits, as he faces Moez Echargui in the first round. Should be a fun event to follow!

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The singles action in Bengaluru Challenger continued with second seed Sumit Nagal, who tried to secure another dream home run after defeating fifth seed Adam Walton 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals, facing seventh seed Stefano Napolitano, who fought thick and thin to defeat Moez Echargui 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 after being a break down in the third set. This would mean both players' return depth and aggression being tested, which depended on their execution considering the power they had.

After holding his serves 1-0, S. Nagal initially had a solid start as his cross-court forehand winner opened the gate before he broke to 2-0, followed by a stellar defending before consolidating to 3-0. Two games later, despite surviving several moments, S. Nagal's backhand down-the-line finish allowed him to hold his serves 4-1, and even had a cross-court forehand winner to secure one of his break points before S. Napolitano ended up holding to 4-2, which, for some reason, became a crucial hold.

S. Napolitano's preceding shot, which was followed by S. Nagal's backhand error while trying to paint his lines, secured the break-back to 4-3 before levelling the play to 4-4, which denoted his ability to stay patient and absorb the necessary pace to get his aggression going. Since then, more things happened, including S. Nagal's backhand error that created S. Napolitano's break point before his final forehand at a failed full stretch earned the latter an opportunity to serve for the first set. However, the second seed kept fighting, with his timely cross-court forehand after a let cord moment securing that break-back to 5-5.

In the subsequent game, S. Nagal's preceding flat forehand to S. Napolitano's failed tweener secured the former's first point of the eleventh game before he held to 6-5. However, the tie-break became inevitable several moments later once S. Napolitano held (6-6) even if a forehand winner forced the deuce in that game. Somehow, an erratic start from S. Nagal marked by his +1 backhand error, followed by a double fault, resulted in S. Napolitano being up a mini-break, and the seventh seed's ability to control the flow resulted in him dictating the tie-breaker, thus taking the first set 7-6(2) due to another forehand unforced error from S. Nagal.

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Bengaluru Ch QF: Sumit Nagal [2] def. Adam Walton [5] 7-5, 6-2 Match Stats

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Although A. Walton had his fair share of chances in this match, S. Nagal's aggression through his forehand, mostly, resulted in the Australian fifth seed was unable to find his answers to the baseline game question by the end of the second set. Furthermore, S. Nagal's clutch appearance also on return by utilizing the open court and anticipating his returns early contributed to his 3 break points, where A. Walton was able to save only 33% of them, leaving S. Nagal being able to convert 66% of them in both sets as a reward to his depth.

Service game-wise, S. Nagal had the edge as a result of his firmer showing in the second set. Despite neither player being able to score a single ace, the Indian second seed was able to win 74% first serve points, 15% than A. Walton throughout the match. However, A. Walton's second serves became even more vulnerable even though he double-faulted just once, winning only 33% of his second serve points, 34% lesser than S. Nagal as a consequence of his rushed follow-ups toward the end of the match.

In the semifinals later; S. Nagal will face seventh seed Stefano Napolitano, who earlier that day also tussled with Moez Echargui and won 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 in another thriller despite being a break down in the third set. Their aggression would be another different element tested other than their baseline game, where one who maintained their balance of power could stand out in this match. It can be tricky, but the dream home run was not over yet for S. Nagal!

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In a tight race to secure the last spot of this year's NextGen Finals, third seed Luca Nardi defeated wild card Taisei Ichikawa 7-5, 6-2 in the first round right after winning the Matsuyama Challenger title before facing August Holmgren, who defeated Moez Echargui 6-4, 6-3 as well. While L. Nardi's aggression and depth could be reliable at times, there has been interesting improvements on A. Holmgren's ground game, which could be a good test to see how L. Nardi progressed.

After six consecutive holds, L. Nardi started to become more aggressive through the baseline, where his backhand led A. Holmgren miss his volley response to set the former one point ahead. However, the subsequent unforced errors and several noticeable double faults did not help, including one double fault for the break point, before his forehand error resulted in the break point conversion to 5-3.

As a result, L. Nardi had the opportunity to serve for the first set. While the only hiccup came from A. Holmgren's forehand winner right after his backhands bridged them, L. Nardi successfully sealed the first set with an ace, taking the first set 6-3 to set himself one set ahead, keeping both the title and the NextGen Finals qualification hopes alive.

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Fourth seeds Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha/Divij Sharan kept themselves on a roll after defeating Daniel Cukierman/Joshua Paris 6-1, 6-3 in the quarterfinals, followed by defeating Mattia Bellucci/Moez Echargui 6-1, 5-7, [10-8] in a close encounter during the semifinals. On the other hand, third seeds Jeevan Nedunchechiyan/John-Patrick Smith defeated Billy Harris/Akira Santillan straightforwardly, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals, and also went on another tight match when facing Nick Chappell/Martin Damm, Jr. 6-4, 3-6, [12-10] in the semifinals, becoming JP's second Challenger final appearance within the last fortnight after the Orleans Challenger with Henry Patten (l. Constantin Frantzen/Hendrik Jebens). Knowing both pairs, this might as well be another close match, with every element counting and everything could boil down to the most important points.

To start, after three games, JP’s working cross-court forehand, which passed the let cord and went in, secured the deciding point (and the first break point of the match) before N. Kaliyanda Poonacha/D. Sharan ended up holding their service games to 2-2. However, three games later, a working forehand winner from the latter pair secured their lead before a successful volley allowed them to have 2 break points. The said break point was converted with another forehand winner, hence the fourth seeds broke to 4-3. They almost faced a stiff opposition during several net exchanges in the subsequent games, but still managed to hold their service game to 5-3.

It took two games for N. Kaliyanda Poonacha/D. Sharan to earn the opportunity to serve for the first set. Despite a little hiccup midway at the cost of an unforced error, they kept their service games strong and took the first set 6-4 thanks to an unreturned serve, which confirmed the importance of balance in the most critical moments of the match.

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Alicante Ch D QF: Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha/Divij Sharan [4] def. Daniel Cukierman/Joshua Paris 6-1, 6-3 Match Stats

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A dominant win for N. Kaliyanda Poonacha/D. Sharan, where there were almost no room for Cukierman/J. Paris to convert the chances happened right on the deciding point. Their anticipation resulted in some important return aces that secured most of the important points, while they also went after Cukierman/J. Paris’ net game, where they often got passed (or erred) in some moments. As a result, they converted 4 out of the 7 break points despite Cukierman/J. Paris having 5 chances to break along the way.

Interestingly, Cukierman/J. Paris had a slight edge on their second serves with just a 1% difference despite second serves often becoming their trouble spots (especially in the first set), having their 7 double faults fading their winning percentages there. However, despite both pairs serving one ace each, N. Kaliyanda Poonacha/D. Sharan stood out from their first serves winning percentage with a 86% rate compared to Cukierman/J. Paris’ 65%, hence it was also sought after along the way because rushing their finishes might not help anything as well.

In the semifinals, N. Kaliyanda Poonacha/D. Sharan will face Mattia Bellucci/Moez Echargui, who just stunned the first seeds Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela/David Vega Hernandez 7-5, 3-6, [10-8] in a close encounter. This meeting might further emphasize the balance from the baseline (and service games), while net game still remained one of the most important factors during the critical points where they have to reach the net. It could still be a close encounter, but can still be interesting to see how it goes!

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Wild card Jaime Faria advanced to his first Challenger quarterfinals after notably defeating second seed Timofey Skatov 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 and qualifier Moez Echargui 6-3, 6-4 in the first two rounds. He had to face a more experienced qualifier Oriol Roca Batalla, who defeated fifth seed Ivan Gakhov 6-3, 6-3 and Gerard Campana Lee 6-2, 6-2 before reaching this round. While aggression and depth could be tested, the first set saw some interesting momentum setups that might have determined the rest of the flow.

J. Faria proved himself to be the better player in the first set, but Roca Batalla's redirections were most of the driving forces of the former's frequent unforced errors in the critical points. Initially, he got broken early to 2-0 at the cost of his forehand errors (one of which was intended down-the-line, but erred), but he came up with a cross-court forehand winner before his other winners led him to break back to 2-1, trying to come up with various answers and topped it with a smash before he held his service game to 2-2.

It took two other consecutive holds until he came up with a forehand down-the-line winner to open the path before he broke 3 points later thanks to a working lob. However, Roca Batalla's redirection resulted in a lot of errors from J. Faria, which caused the break-back (4-4), where Roca Batalla managed to consolidate to 5-4. Subsequently, J. Faria's forehand and volley errors resulted in Roca Batalla's gate-openers before his lob 2 points later converted his set point to 6-4, hence he took the first set instead despite J. Faria also played well throughout the most of the first set.

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Modena Ch SF: Titouan Droguet def. Nerman Fatic [7] 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Match Stats

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Most of the match flowed in Droguet's racquet, but when Nerman tried to step it up, he did not manage to out-pace Droguet. This was reflected in the break points conversion rate, where Nerman's 100% break point conversion rate came from Droguet's forehand rushes. On the other hand, Droguet's drop shots and pacing started to pay off since it contributed to create some of his 8 chances, converting 25% of them once Nerman's balance went off from his forehand and volley side.

Interestingly, except for the second set, Droguet's service game looked stable. He had a 95% first serves winning percentage at the end of the first set, but ended the match with a 79% rate (which is still impressive), scoring 7 aces to complement the strength. However, while initially he was behind in the second set, Droguet managed to balance his second serves well by winning 13% more of his points from there than Nerman. As aforementioned, Nerman's follow-ups were mostly risky, but was insufficient either to neuter Droguet's shot-making (including the drop shots).

In his second career Challenger final tomorrow, Droguet will face the winner between Emilio Nava and Moez Echargui, who is currently playing as this match progresses. This could be an intriguing one, especially with Emilio's risky but could be aggressive play, but who knows what until the match is called.

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Tallahassee Ch QF: Zizou Bergs [6] def. Zhizhen Zhang [1] 6-3, 7-5 Match Stats

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The revenge was served. Zizou had to dig deep for this one, especially since he got broken instead in his first chance to serve for the match. He figured it out again, and he finally prevailed.

Zizou fired 5 aces compared to Zhizhen’s 2 aces, but his first serve winning percentage waned in comparison to the other sets. It could have stemmed from the follow-up rushed error sprees, which was the reason Zhizhen had the 5% edge there. On the other hand, Zizou’s second serves remained consistent since he won 65% of his points from there, with Zhizhen’s second serves barely existing (only winning 36% of his points) even if he only double-faulted once.

Both players had 66% break point conversion rate, but Zizou came up with the most chances (9). This happened as a result of his working defense-to-offense approach, especially since he appeared more agile in responding Zhizhen’s cross-court approach. Zhizhen also appeared more passive at times, except at one point where he could unleash a forehand down-the-line winner to break back 5-5 in the second set. Other than that, he was spotted erring his forehands a lot of times, often becoming the vulnerable shot as a result. Indeed, that was the reason Zizou handled the business well.

In the semifinals, Zizou will face Seongchan Hong, who earlier defeated Moez Echargui 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. This would be another different instance where pacing would be tested during the match, where the one with more steady pace would prevail. This could be a fun match to follow.