The main phase of the WTT Contender Tunis, in Tunisia, started on Thursday (27). Thus, Brazil showed up at the table to debut in the competition with its only representative. However, in the men’s singles, Eric Jouti lost in the first challenge and suffered a quick elimination.
In a duel valid for the round of 32, Eric, who occupies the position of number 98 in the world ranking, faced the Indian Sharath Kamal, currently number 39 in the world ranking. With scores of 9/11, 5/11 and 6/11, defeat by 3 sets to 0 in the first duel between the athletes. The match lasted less than 25 minutes.
In the first set, Eric was leading the opening points and opened 7/4. But the Indian gained momentum with five points in a row to open a two-point lead and maintain it until the closing bell. Then, a second half in which the Brazilian table tennis player took a bit of a recovery and paid dearly. Thus, Sharath opened 6/0 before Eric scored. The two athletes then exchanged points and the margin was equal to the initial difference.
Finally, in a new sprint, the Indian, who conceded the first point, opened 6/1 and controlled the set while the Brazilian’s score advanced. With this result Jouti bids farewell to the games, guarantees four points in the standings and puts an end to the country’s participation in the tournament. Previously, Eric did not need to qualify due to his good position in the world ranking among competitors. The competition will continue until the 30th, next Sunday.
Source: Terra
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