India's Saketh Myneni posted an inspired display but was beaten 6-7
(5), 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 5-7 against Czech Jiri Vesely in the first round of
the US Open tennis tournament.
The marathon match stretched for three hours and 47 minutes at Court 9 on Monday Aug 29,2016
Saketh Myneni, ranked 143rd, fought bravely for the better part of the match despite conceding the first set in a tie-breaker.
Saketh Myneni responded strongly to the setback, playing aggressively to break his opponents serve thrice to claim the next two sets to raise hopes of victory against his 49th ranked opponent
But his movements were severely restricted by cramps that forced him to concede the fourth set.
But that didn't deter the 28-year-old Visakhapatnam based right hander from battling on and was leading 4-1 in the deciding final set.
Both players were relentless and waited for the opponent to falter.
But Czech's Jiri Vesely, five years his younger, and aided by Myneni's cramps, utilised the opportunity holding his nerve to break the Indian thrice consecutively to recover from 2-5 to win the set.
The marathon match stretched for three hours and 47 minutes at Court 9 on Monday Aug 29,2016
Saketh Myneni, ranked 143rd, fought bravely for the better part of the match despite conceding the first set in a tie-breaker.
Saketh Myneni responded strongly to the setback, playing aggressively to break his opponents serve thrice to claim the next two sets to raise hopes of victory against his 49th ranked opponent
But his movements were severely restricted by cramps that forced him to concede the fourth set.
But that didn't deter the 28-year-old Visakhapatnam based right hander from battling on and was leading 4-1 in the deciding final set.
Both players were relentless and waited for the opponent to falter.
But Czech's Jiri Vesely, five years his younger, and aided by Myneni's cramps, utilised the opportunity holding his nerve to break the Indian thrice consecutively to recover from 2-5 to win the set.
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