Despite a good resistance against the American ranked 10th in the world, Adrian Mannarino ended up losing Friday against Frances Tiafoe, in four sets (6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6). It is not yet this year that the Frenchman will play his first round of 16 in New York.
Reached three times in the 3rd round of the US Open since his debut in the New York tournament, Adrian Mannarino hopes each year to finally exceed this milestone of the 16th finals. Unfortunately for the Frenchman, he will have to wait another year at least. On Friday, the 35th in the standings was not unworthy against Frances Tiafoe, one of the outsiders for the final victory in this event which he is competing at home. However, even if he has little to reproach himself for, Mannarino had to admit defeat (4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6) against the American ranked 10th in the world .
The Francilien, who passed his first real test there since the beginning of the week (Editor’s note: He had dismissed Watanuki, 85th, and Maroszan, 92nd), had nevertheless started this match ideally, winning the first set against the half -finalist of the last edition. But, obviously, this start to the game to the advantage of the French did not please Tiafoe at all, who reacted immediately. And what a reaction! In the second and third set, the darling of the New York public, still supported on Friday by a colony of supporters who put a fire atmosphere in the stadium, indeed took one of our three representatives still in the race by the throat. .
Tiafoe had the last laugh at the tiebreak
In these conditions, Mannarino had all the trouble in the world to produce his tennis, and the games went by before the Frenchman found some air, when starting the fourth set. Again, the two men then went blow for blow. And after being broken in turn (two breaks on each side), this fourth round which could have allowed the winner of the Newport tournament this season was finally played in the decisive game. Here again, Mannarino got off to a better start (entry mini-brzak), but without managing to unseat a “Foe” that was unplayable at times and very quickly went back in front, without letting go of the rein. At 7-6, the American had the last word. And while the tournament stops once again before the first weekend for the native of Soisy-sous-Montmorency, the seed number 10, she continues her journey, with moreover a next match which could constitute a formality for Tiafoe, against the Chinese Zhang (67th) or the Japanese Hijikata (110th).
2023-09-02 16:02:31
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