Henri Laaksonen (ATP 84) will keep a mortifying memory of his first round at the ATP 250 tournament in Marseille. The Schaffhousois was beaten despite a match point in his racket.
He lost 6-2 6-7 (5/7) 7-6 (7/1) to the Italian Stefano Travaglia (ATP 119). He missed the mark on his serve at 5-4 in the 3rd set with a match point in his favor that he could not convert. A few moments later in the decisive game, he scored the first point before completely letting go.
Never so well ranked with this 84th world rank, Henri Laaksonen does not present a maddening results sheet at the start of the year in the main tables of the tournaments: a single victory, before the limit against Benoît Paire during the ATP 250 tournament in Melbourne , against now 5 defeats.
Without pretending to follow in the footsteps of Marc Rosset and Roger Federer, who both won the title in Marseille, Henri Laaksonen probably expected more from this Marseille tournament than this first round with its disarming scenario.
ats/desk