The Zadar Open has started: Croatian tennis players won the round of 16

Croatian tennisč Duje Ajduković successfully started his performance at the ATP Challenger Zadar Open which is played in Petrčanimawinning at the start with 6-0, 6-4 Dušan Obradovi from Serbia.

He joined him a little later in the round of 16 Matej Dodigdefeating the French Laurent Lokoli 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (0). Josip Šimundžahowever, did not have a solution for Sergio Perez Contrithe Spaniard won with a score of 6-1, 6-1, and at the end of the program in a tense duel the Italian Works jwon with 7-5, 7-5 Milija Poljička.

Duje opened the meč dominantly, and lost only five points in the first five games. In the second section, Processingć took a 3-0 lead, but Ajduković quickly recovered and by the end of the match he had conceded only one more game to his opponent. His next rival will be Italian Dalla Valle, who surprised the first seed, Hungarian Piros.

Dodig came to victory after a reversal – not only did he lose the first set, but he had a break behind twice in the third set. First 1-3, and then at 6-5 the French served for meč. However, by the end of the match, Dodig did not lose a single point – not only in that game, but also in the tie-break. In the round of 16, they will play against Czech Republic Krumich.

Šimundža was unable to find a game to match the Spaniard. After winning the opening game, he lost the next eight, so his second appearance in the main tournament of an ATP Challenger ended with a defeat.

After losing the first set, the Pole missed several opportunities in the second. Č he had a break advantage three times, and his best chance was at 5-4, when he served for the set. He came within two points of a tie in sets, but Travaglia withstood the pressure and closed the match with a series of three games.

By Editor