Lehečka was not enough for the opponent from the start. In the second set, the 21-year-old Czech managed to equalize from 1: 3 to 3: 3 and force the tie-break, but Nakashima once again had the upper hand.
In the third set, Lehečka took the lead 2: 0, but Nakashima decided the match with four consecutive points. The first Czech participant in the Junior Tournament of Champions missed the opportunity to advance to today’s semi-finals, where any victory would have brought him.
In the second match of the Green Group, the Italians Francesco Passaro and Matteo Arnaldi took care of the longest match in the 5-year history of the tournament. Despite the cramps, Passaro won 4: 3, 2: 4, 3: 4, 4: 7 and 4: 3 after two hours and 38 minutes.
The home pair’s duel exceeded the previous high by five minutes. The record so far belonged to last year’s match, in which Lorenzo Musetti won 4: 3, 4: 3, 2: 4 3: 4, 4: 2 with Hugo Gaston from France.
| Milan Under 21 Tennis Tournament of Champions (hard surface, $ 1.4 million endowment): |
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| Green group: |
| Nakashima (4-USA) – Lehčka (5-CR) 4: 1, 4: 3 (7: 2), 4: 2 |
| Passaro (8-It.) – Arnaldi (9-It.) 4: 3 (9: 7), 2: 4, 3: 4 (4: 7), 4: 7 (7: 4), 4: 3 ( 10: 8) |
| 1. | Nakashima | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6: 2 | 2 |
| 2. | Light | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3: 3 | 1 |
| 3. | Passaro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3: 5 | 1 |
| 4. | Arnaldi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4: 6 | 0 |
| Red group: |
| Draper (3-Brit.) – Tseng Chun-hsin (5-Tchai-wan) 1: 4, 4: 2, 4: 3 (7: 2), 4: 2, |
| Stricker (7-Švýc.) – Musetti (2-It.) 4: 3 (7: 5), 4: 3 (8: 6), 3: 4 (7: 9), 3: 4 (6: 8) , 4: 3 (7: 3) |
| 1. | Striker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6: 2 | 2 |
| 2. | Musetti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5: 3 | 1 |
| 3. | Draper | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3: 4 | 1 |
| 4. | Tseng Chun-hsin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1: 6 | 0 |
| Billie Jean King Tennis Cup Final in Glasgow: |
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| Group A: |
| Switzerland – Italy 3: 0 |
| Teichmann – Cocciarett 6: 3, 4: 6, 7: 6 (7: 5), Bencic – Paolini 7: 5, 6: 3, Bencic, Teichmann – Paolini, Trevisan 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 1 . |
| Group B: |
| Belgium – Slovakia 1: 2 |
| Bonaventure – Kužmová 2: 6, 6: 7 (7: 9) |
| Zanevská – Schmiedlová 7: 5, 2: 6, 3: 6 |
| Flipkensová, Mertensová – Kužmová, Mihalíková 6: 0, 6: 3. |
| Group C: |
| Spain – Kazakhstan 3: 0 |
| Parrízasová – Putintsevová 6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 6 (7: 5) |
| Badosa – Rybakin 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 4 |
| Badosa, Bolsova Zadoinova – Danilinova, Putintseva 6: 4, 6: 2 |
| Group D: |
| USA – Poland 2: 1 |
| Collinsová – Frechová 6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6 (7: 2) |
| Keys – Linette 4: 6, 6: 4, 2: 6 |
| Gauff, McNally – Linette, Rosolská 6: 1, 6: 2 |
