In the second round of the qualifying tournament, the Lithuanian tennis talent defeated the experienced Italian representative Marco Cecchinato (ATP-166) on Wednesday with a score of 6:4, 6:3.
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The latter had previously climbed as high as 16th in the ATP rankings, also won 3 ATP titles and reached the “Roland Garros” semi-finals in 2018, but all his most serious achievements were recorded on clay courts.
In both the season before last and the last season, Vilius defeated his opponent on clay, and this time he also managed to tie him down on a hard surface.
The 21-year-old tennis player from Šiauliai was again excellent with his first serves, collecting 81 percent of the points. He lost his serve once, but converted 4 break points out of 11.
V. Gaubas reaches the “US Open” qualifying final for the second time in his career – he had managed to do so in his debut appearance in 2024, but then the young man was stopped by the famous Argentinian Diego Schwartzman.
For the Lithuanian, who has already secured 16 ATP ranking points and a prize of 66 thousand US dollars, the draw seems more favorable this time – his last opponent will be Swiss Remy Bertola (ATP-174) or Brit Harry Wendelken (ATP-196).
Vilius has played in the main “Grand Slam” tournament only once so far – at this year’s “Roland Garros” championships.
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