Local hero Prader fails at the Challenger in Val Gardena

Prader, who was allowed to compete thanks to a wild card, had to admit defeat to number 7 seed Federico Gaio from Italy 3:6, 4:6 this evening. The world number 185 proved to be too strong for the ex-professional Prader, who was the last South Tyrolean to be eliminated from the home tournament. But the South Tyrolean didn't cut a bad figure and only had to give up his serve once in each set. To 1:3 in the first set and 2:3 in the second set. “But I can be satisfied. “It could have been worse,” said Prader after the game. Tomorrow Prader will compete in doubles with Patric Prinoth. Prader had won the only official duel with Gaio, with whom he plays together at TC Pistoia. But he was no longer able to create a sensation like the 6:1, 7:5 in the first round of the Sparkassen Trophy in Rungg. After 1:12 hours the match on Center Court was over.

Before Gaio, the Serbian Nikola Milojevic and Blaz Kavcic from Slovenia had already reached the round of 6. Milojevic clearly defeated the Czech Zdenek 2:6, 2:100, Kavcic retained the upper hand in a duel between two former top 1 players against Frank Dancevic from Canada 6:6, 4:6, 4:XNUMX.

Tomorrow, starting at 10 a.m., eleven first-round singles matches are on the program on the two courts in the Ortisei Tennis Center. All favorites such as number one seed Benjamin Becker and number two Evgeny Donskoy from Russia are taking part in the action. The first round match between number three seed Alessandro Giannessi and the dangerous Russian Alexander Bublik begins at 18 p.m.

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Local hero Prader fails at the Challenger in Val Gardena

Local hero Patrick Prader didn't make it. The Barbian, who had a wild card, was eliminated in the first round of the Sparkasse ATP Challenger Val Gardena South Tyrol.

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