In the round of 16 of the men’s singles tournament in Istanbul, the second seed among all participants, Lithuanian tennis player, defeated Colombian representative Miguel Tobon (ATP-472) with a score of 7:6(1), 6:1.
E. Butvilas had to work harder only in the first set of this match. At the start of the match, our compatriot lost his serves and fell behind 1:3, but soon restored balance and began to dominate at the most important moment – the tiebreak.
The second set was just a formality – the 22-year-old from Klaipėda confidently advanced to the seventh “Challenger” quarterfinal this season.
The Lithuanian won as much as 79 percent of points on his first serves, and was solid on the second – 67 percent.
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Reaching the quarterfinals in Istanbul guaranteed the tennis player 12 ATP ranking points and a prize of 3,095 US dollars.
In the next round, E. Butvilas will face the seventh seed of the tournament, Max Basinger (ATP-259) from Great Britain.
