Guido Pella criused into the second round at Winston Salem Open with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) victory over Argentinian Leonardo Mayer (77°).
Was a hard battle for Pella. There were three breaks by side and the history extended for one hour and forty two minutes. But Pella was better in both tie breaks and keeps the triumph.
He will next faces fifteen seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils.That will be the first match between the player borned in Bahía Blanca and the formed N° 7 in ATP World Ranking.
The two sets were similar. In the first, Mayer served 5-3 before Guido battled back to pull even. Then he took the tie break by 7-5.
The match was on Pella's racquet at 5-3 in the second set, but the World No. 77° extended the history with his third break.
In tie break, Pella was again more patient in tie break and takes the victory.
In numbers, Guido fired seven aces, won 73% of the points with his first served and capitalized Mayer's double faults (7).
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