In the eighth-finals of the Challenger tournament held in Tyler, Texas, E.Butvilas lost to the lower-ranked home player Andre Ilagan (ATP-335) with a score of 4:6, 3:6.
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The Lithuanian tennis talent was hampered in this match by a very low first serve percentage – 42.
Although the 21-year-old from Klaipėda won 73% of points on his first serves, he mostly had to play on second serves, with which he only managed to win 52% of points.
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E.Butvilas’s stay across the Atlantic, where he earned 1740 US dollars and 6 ATP ranking points this week, did not go well – only one victory was achieved in two tournaments.
In the near future, the Lithuanian will participate in a Challenger tournament in Dublin, where our compatriot will start from the qualifiers.
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