Otto Virtanen won Sebastian Kordan in Marseille.
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Otto Virtanen took a handsome victory in the Tennis ATP250 Tournament in Marseille, France. Virtanen defeated the opening round in the world list in 23 and fifth USA in the tournament Sebastian Kordan 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. Virtanen is on the list 98th.
In the match of two hard -fitting players, the first two rounds went to the cut -off game. As a rule, the players kept their input convincing, but both in the first and second rounds saw one breakthrough for both.
Virtanen struck 19 passes in a match of just over two and a half hours. He will face either Italian in the second round Luca Nardin or German Daniel Altmaier.
The victory was only the first of the season for Virtanen. In the Australian open and challenger tournament in France, he lost in the opening round. Virtanen also lost the only match he played in the Davis Cup against Austria.