Saturdayandacutes results in Challenger Tour: Maiden title for Quentin Halys, Berankis’ run ends

Anning, China, $100,000 (Outdoor Clay) :

Frenchman Mathias Bourgue will play in his second Challenger final (2015 Blois) after Saketh Myneni retired in the semi-final match when he trailed 6-0 3-1 following only 38 minutes of play. From the very start of the match 3rd seed from India was not able to parry his younger rival, losing the first set 6-0 after failing to win a point on the return or on his second serve. He won one game in the second but decided to retire after the first point of the 5th game. Bourgue will play against his coeval Jordan Thompson, who has advanced to his 5th Challenger final, being already victorious this season with his title in Cherbourg. In the much closer encounter, the Aussie defeated Aleksandr Nedovyesov by 4-6 6-3 6-2. Thompson fired 9 aces and kept his serve safe, annulling 4 out of 5 break points. In the first set, Nedovyesov saved 4 break points in game 6 to break Thompson at love in the following game, which gave him the opening set. Jordan raised his level since that moment, dominating on his serve in the rest of the match, waiting patiently for the chances on return. In the second set, he broke Nedovyesov in the second game on lone break point, keeping the advantage until the end, and he sealed his …

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