The Argentine tennis player lost 2-6, 4-6 to Roberto Carballes Baena in the first round of the ATP 250 in Kitzbuhel. Looking to get into the top eight, the Spaniard will face Sebastián Baez.
Guido Pella He passed into the eternity of Argentine tennis after the epic in the 2016 Davis Cup. Three years later he achieved what he so longed for personally, his first ATP title. From that turning point, he had a great insertion in the circuit, with results such as: quarterfinals at Wimbledon, final in Córdoba and countless hits. Last year, he went through a period of injuries and mental exhaustion, to which was added the joy of the birth of his daughter, Arianna. With a lot of sacrifice, he managed to come back and play most of the tournaments -like this one- under the protected ranking condition. Today, in the first round of the Austrian contest, he faced Roberto Carballes Baena. This meant the fourth confrontation between the two, after two victories for the Argentine and one for the Spanish.
Joy for the one from Tenerife
In a tournament where the weather is -almost always- the protagonist, Pella and Carballes were going to have to adjust their respective games to it. The Spaniard adapted much more quickly and that was reflected in the course of the game. With the thread that his shots have, Carballes made Pella uncomfortable when it came to hitting and he began to show superiority on that side. With only three chances, he won two breaks in a row and in a few minutes he was 5-2. In a great service game, where he did not give up a single point, he signed the first round 6-2.
Already with a comfortable Pella, although hitting a few centimeters behind, the second set would be quite even. With a main focus on serves, the difference didn’t come until the seventh game. There, the Argentine missed a crucial forehand and gave up his serve, for the third time in the match. With a small margin of error in his favor, Carballes was encouraged and went out to present some very intense tennis, which clearly complicated a physically handicapped rival. He won his two services without problems, and with a serve and forehand combo, he won the victory 6-2 and 6-4.
2023-07-31 22:15:20
#Pella #falls #Carballes #Austria
