Jan Hernych surprisingly made it into the final (photo Alex Runggaldier) The top favorite Philipp Petzschner was eliminated in the semi-finals. Rajeev Ram wants to win in Ortisei after Eckental. Kostantin Kravchuk was only eliminated in the tiebreak of the third set

ATP Challenger Val Gardena: Hernych and Ram in the final

The Czech Jan Hernych and the American Rajeev Ram are the two finalists of the Sparkasse ATP Challenger tournament Val Gardena South Tyrol. Hernych, number 208 in the ATP ranking, surprisingly eliminated the number one seeded German Philipp Petzschner, number 61 in the world, 2:07, 3:6, 6:2 in 6:3 hours of play on Saturday. Tomorrow afternoon, the 32-year-old Czech will face Rajeev Ram in the final, who narrowly defeated the Russian Konstantin Kravchuk 7:5, 6:7(3), 7:6(2).

12 November 2011

From: sportsnews