Ed Butvilas, who is the second seed among all men’s singles competitors, confidently defeated the 18-year-old Romanian Gabriel Ghetu (ATP-625) in the first round with a score of 7:5, 6:2.
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The Lithuanian tennis talent had a tougher time only in the first set, where the young opponent even led 5:4 and could have closed the set with his serves. However, Ed then won three games in a row without reply and took control of the match.
Reaching the tournament’s round of 16 guaranteed the tennis player 6 ATP ranking points and a prize of 1740 US dollars.
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In the next round, E. Butvilas will face Colombian representative Miguel Tobon (ATP-472).
In Istanbul, our compatriot also started successfully in the doubles competition – paired with Italian Francesco Maestrelli, they defeated Turks Atakan Karahan and Togan Kokac with a score of 7:5, 6:7(6), 10:8.
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