Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 26, 2021 – Sport
Donetsk resident Ilya Marchenko entered the main grid of tennis competitions in the challenger in Camper (France).
In the final qualification, Marchenko in a difficult confrontation defeated the representative of Chinese Taipei Tung Lin Wu – 6: 3, 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 1.
In the second set, Marchenko immediately took the lead – 3: 1, but the next three games were taken by Tung Lin and he himself broke into the leaders – 4: 3. Our compatriot kept his balance before the tie-break but lost there – 6: 7 (5: 7).
Marchenko met with this opponent last year during the Davis Cup match Ukraine – Chinese Taipei. Then Wu won quite unexpectedly – 6: 4, 6: 4.
In the first round of the main tournament, Marchenko can meet Arthur Rinderknech, Peter Goyovchik, Arthur Kazo, or Sebastian Korda.
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