R. Berankis, who did not maintain the advantage he had created, suffered a failure in the tournament in China | Sports

In the first round of the men’s singles competition, the 33-year-old from Vilnius lost to British tennis player Arthur Fery (ATP-253) 6:2, 1:6, 2:6.

Due to the nightmarish weather conditions in Shenzhen, the meeting of the Lithuanians was once again moved to closed rooms, where Richard usually feels most comfortable on the hard surface.

The country’s first racket started confidently and dominated the first set, but from the beginning of the second game of the meeting, it let the reins of the game out of its hands. As the match progressed, Richard potentially began to feel signs of fatigue – it was the seventh match of the tennis player in 9 days in two different countries.

During the second and third sets, the Lithuanian, who saved just three games in his piggy bank, lost his serves as many as 6 times, and gave his opponent 14 points in total. break points.

We will remind you that R. Berankis qualified for the main Challenger tournament during the selection process. The tennis player earned 4 ATP ranking points and 800 US dollars.

Next week, the leader of the Lithuanian tennis team should take part in the selection of another “Challenger” championship in China.