In the semifinals of the men’s singles tournament in Lexington, the 22-year-old from Klaipėda defeated Serbian tennis veteran Dušan Lajović (ATP-149) with a score of 6:2, 6:7(5), 6:2.
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The 36-year-old Serbian was seeded second in this tournament and previously reached as high as 23rd place in the ATP rankings, but ultimately could not withstand the power of the aggressive Lithuanian shots.
In the winning match, E. Butvilas converted 5 break points out of 13, while his opponent managed only 1 out of 3. Our compatriot played more solidly on both first and second serves and also made a total of 9 aces.
Having already won four matches in Lexington, the Lithuanian came to the tournament with a streak of seven consecutive losses, which was started by another finalist – Andre Ilagan (ATP-243).
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The 25-year-old American, aiming for his first “Challenger” title, defeated E. Butvilas 6:3, 6:4 at the beginning of June and then advanced all the way to the final.
For the Lithuanian tennis player, this will be his first “Challenger” final this season and the third in his career – so far he has triumphed in both title matches.
Reaching the final in Lexington already guarantees tennis players 44 ATP ranking points and 9,600 US dollars.
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