Storck comes through qualifying and debuts against Monteiro in Costa do Sauípe
Leonardo Storck, a junior Roland Garros semi-finalist, qualified for the Costa do Sauípe Open main draw by beating Miguel Tobón 6/4, 6/2. He faces Thiago Monteiro on Tuesday at 3 pm and is already guaranteed at least 5 ATP points.
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Costa do Sauípe (BA) – Leonardo Storck, mato-grossense semifinalista juvenil de Roland Garros, venceu nesta segunda-feira mais um jogo do qualificatório do Costa do Sauípe Open e entrou na chave principal do maior torneio profissional da carreira.
Ele avançou ao bater o colombiano Miguel Tobón, número 444 do ranking, com parciais de 6/4 e 6/2. Convidado do torneio, o jovem soma três pontos na ATP e tem salto grande pela frente: os dois resultados no quali já valem ao menos cinco pontos.
“Foi um excelente jogo, consegui controlar bastante na parte emocional. A energia e a sensação é maior ainda. Acabou o jogo eu fiquei arrepiado”, disse Storck.
Ele contou que nunca havia passado por um qualifying, nem nas categorias juvenis, e que o feito pesou mais por acontecer na Bahia. “Foi a primeira vez que passei um qualifying, acho que nem no juvenil tinha passado e foi bom ser aqui no Sauípe. Ainda estou jogando torneios juvenis, não sou um profissional consolidado, mas esses jogos mostram que estou no caminho certo”, acrescentou.
No domingo, o mato-grossense já havia superado José Pereira, em confronto entre brasileiros, com 6/3 e 6/3. O sorteio colocou o experiente Thiago Monteiro em seu caminho na estreia, nesta terça-feira, às 15h (de Brasília).
Outros brasileiros também avançaram. O goiano Luis Felipe Miguel levou a melhor sobre o gaúcho Eduardo Ribeiro na virada por 6/7 (1-7), 6/4 e 6/3, e agora encara Igor Marcondes. O paulista Rafael Tosetto superou o brasiliense Paulo Saraiva com 6/4 e 6/3 e terá pela frente o uruguaio Franco Roncadelli.
Na mesma jornada, o paulista Mateus Alves caiu diante do austríaco Filip Misolic, com 6/1 e 7/6 (7-5); o carioca Wilson Leite foi superado pelo argentino Santiago Taverna, 7/5 e 6/4; e o paranaense João Schiessl perdeu para o colombiano Daniel Galan, 6/4 e 7/6 (7-1).
A desistência do boliviano Hugo Dellien abriu uma vaga de lucky-loser no torneio. Quem entrou na chave foi Eduardo Ribeiro, que agora pega o convidado Guto Miguel.
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