Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky lost kei nishikori in the second round of Wimbledon.
In the match against Nishikori Stakhovsky tried a third time to get into the 1/16 Wimbledon. In personal meetings from Kiev led 2:0 but both matches were played six years ago, when Nishikori was not yet a prominent figure in the ATP tour.
The key point of the first set occurred when the score was 4:4 – Stakhovsky, just making a back break, in a persistent struggle did not hold his serve and was in a position to catch up.
During the second set the Ukrainian was leading 5:2, but let Nishikori back in the game. However, the tie-break Stakhovsky at the crucial moment played a set-bol, took two balls at the reception and equalized in sets.
The third set became easy prey for Nishikori – the first racket of Asia organized two breaks, and on his serve played a break-point.
Your last chance to continue the struggle Stakhovsky lost with the score 4:3, when the supply Nishikori was 0:30. The Japanese got out of a difficult situation, and in the tiebreak after a double-fault from the opponent’s third of the match balls ends the game.
For an exit in the second round of Wimbledon Sergiy Stakhovsky earned 45 rating points and 57 thousand pounds in prize money.
Kei Nishikori (Japan, 9) – Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukraine) – 6:4, 6:7, 6:1, 7:6
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