Otto Virtanen fed nine aces in the match, but Australian opponent James McCabe broke his feed three times in the second round.
Otto Virtanen Chandened to a loss in the tennis men’s ATP challenger tournament in the Dominican Republic. Virtanen lost in Cap Cana qualifiers to the Main Series for an Australian James McCabelle in two batches.
The 21-year-old Australian defeated Virtanen 7-6 (7-5), 6-0. The match was the first meeting of the duo. Virtanen is on the world list 115th, McCabe 196th.
Virtanen, 23, fed nine aces in the match, but his opponent broke his feed three times in the second round.
From the Finnish singles tops Emil Rose Mountain Play a challenger tournament this week in Cherbourg, France. He will face the single round in the second round, either in the tournament one Pierre-Huguesin Herbert or another French player Arthur Bouquier.
Rose lining and Patrik Niklas-Salminen have advanced to Cherbourg to the quarterfinals.