Matos and Luz lose in Vienna opener and the risk of missing the Finals grows
Rafael Matos and Orlando Luz were knocked out in the Vienna ATP 500 opener by Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski, 6/3 6/4, leaving their Finals place further away. Eighth in the race, the Brazilians could drop to tenth this week if Guido Andreozzi and Manuel Guinard or Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool win one more match.
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A vaga no ATP Finals ficou mais distante para Rafael Matos e Orlando Luz. Nesta quinta-feira, os gaúchos foram eliminados na primeira rodada do ATP 500 de Viena por Christian Harrison e Neal Skupski, com 6/3 e 6/4.
Cabeças de chave 2, os rivais avançaram às quartas e vão encarar Ryan Seggerman e Learner Tien. A dupla americana passou antes por Lukas Neumayer e Jurij Rodionov, os convidados da casa, com 6/0 e 6/2.
Oitavos na corrida para o Finals, Matos e Luz correm risco real de sair da faixa de classificação já nesta semana e podem cair para o décimo posto. Para isso, basta que Guido Andreozzi/Manuel Guinard ou Julian Cash/Lloyd Glasspool vençam mais uma partida.
Andreozzi e Guinard passaram pela estreia em Viena e agora enfrentam os italianos Simone Bolelli e Andrea Vavassori. A dupla britânica, por sua vez, está na Basileia: bateu os tchecos Adam Pavlasek e Patrik Rikl. Nas quartas, o duelo é com Constantin Frantzen e Robin Haase.
Na partida desta quinta, Harrison e Skupski abriram quebra de cara, venceram os três primeiros games e não cederam break-points no set inicial. No segundo, Matos precisou de atendimento por dores na lombar depois do terceiro game e seguiu em quadra. O set ficou equilibrado, com os rivais perdendo uma chance no terceiro game e convertendo outra no nono. No oitavo, os brasileiros tiveram os dois únicos break-points do jogo e não aproveitaram.
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