Cearense beats Bolivian Hugo Dellien
Thiago Monteiro, number three in the country and 150th in the world, turned into a duel on Friday night and secured a place in the semi-finals of the challenger tournament in Campinas (SP), a clay court event with a prize pool of US 130 thousand dollars , at the Sociedade Hípica,
The native of Ceará eliminated the Bolivian Hugo Dellien, 137th ranked and sixth favorite, with a beautiful comeback in 6/7 (7/5) 6/4 6/3 after 2h54min on João Lima’s center court.
Monteiro opened 5-2 in the second set, took a break from the courageous Bolivian, managed to break after a well-played match to close 6/4. The fall of the third set came in the sixth game and he finished with more authority.
Thiago will seek a place in the final this Saturday against 166th-placed Italian Luciano Darderi at around 1.30pm broadcast on ESPN channels.
Source: Terra
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