Onclin, 279th in the world and seeded N.2, defeated Russian Alibek Kachmazov, 262nd in the world and seeded N., in three sets 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 and 2h57 of play. 1.
The Belgian No.5 made several recoveries in this match. After losing the first set 3-6, he was trailing 1-4 and 3-5 in the 2nd set. He raced behind the score again in the 3rd set when the scoreboard indicated 2-4 and 4-5 in favor of the Russian. This did not prevent Steve Darics’ protégé from knocking down his opponent each time.
Onclin eliminated Limburger Buvasyar Gadamauri, 536th in the world, in the semi-finals while Kachmazov took out Liégeois Raphaël Collignon, 436th in the world and seeded N.9, at the same stage of the competition. The 23-year-old from Ébennois’ track record now stands at 10 ITF singles titles, the first of the year and the second M25 in his career after that of Nevers in 2022. He also won 3 doubles titles.
2024-03-31 18:32:55
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