Due to the protracted previously scheduled matches, the confrontation between V. Gaub and NM de Alborano had to be moved from the center court, but this did not derail the Lithuanian and he started the fight with a 3-0 run.
The Lithuanian had a chance to win the first set “dryly”, but did not use the created “break points”. True, the young man kept the advantage he created until the end of the set. The second set was much more tense, and its turning point occurred in the fifth game, when V. Gaubas won the opponent’s service series after 4 break points.
V. Gaubas has so far earned 26 ATP singles ranking points and 3.5 thousand points in the “Roma Garden Open” tournament. euros. In the semi-finals, the Lithuanian will face Bolivian tennis player Hugo Dellien (ATP-173).
At that time, Patricija Paukštytė reached the final of the doubles tournament in Tunisia. The 19-year-old Lithuanian, together with Zuzanna Pawlikowska from Poland, defeated the duo of Indian Valshnavi Adkar and Egyptian Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz in 1 hour 29 minutes – 6:3, 7:6(7:3).
On Saturday, Lithuania and Poland will fight for the title of champions against the USA couple Paris Corley and Dasha Ivanova. On the same day, P. Paukštytė (WTA-1018) will also compete in the semifinals of the singles tournament, where she will compete against the Belgian Eliessa Vanlangendonck (WTA-668).
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