Five-set defeat: Seppi is eliminated from Wimbledon

Seppi (ATP 73) lost against the Argentinian Guido Pella (ATP 26) after five sets and 3:37 hours of play with 4:6, 6:4, 6:4, 5:7 and 1:6. This means that Seppi was eliminated in round two of the Wimbledon Grand Slam classic for the fourth time in a row.

The course of the game Both served well in the first round. However, when the score was 4:5 (from Seppi's perspective), the Argentinean took Seppi's serve game. Pella was able to use his second set point in this game, also because Seppi went to the net when the score was 30:40 and hit the ball just out of bounds.

In the second set, Seppi fended off three break points when the score was 3:4, scored five points in a row and made it 4:4. He then took the serve game from Pella and then served successfully to win the set 6:4.

In the third round, Seppi used his fifth break point when the score was 1:1 and took the lead 2:1. As a result, he continued to hold his serve and took the third set 6:4.

In the fourth set, the Kalterer also took the second serve game from the Argentine and made it 2-1. However, Pella immediately managed the rebreak to make it 2-2. Seppi didn't let this unsettle her and immediately took over the service from Pella again. But Pella subsequently fought her way back into the match and broke to 4:4 and later to win the set 5:7.

So it went into the fifth and final round. In this, the 29-year-old South American clearly had the upper hand, also because Seppi seemed increasingly tired. So Pella clearly won the decision. Wimbledon is not over for Seppi yet For moving into round two, Seppi received 80.300 euros in prize money and 45 ATP points.

But the 35-year-old Kalterer will also play the doubles at Wimbledon. With Marco Cecchinato he will face number five seeds Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)/Horia Tecau (ROU) in the first round.

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Five-set defeat: Seppi is eliminated from Wimbledon

Andreas Seppi was eliminated on Wednesday in the second round of Wimbledon, the most important tennis tournament in the world.

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