Tennis: Andujar upsets Chela in Madrid
Beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-0, 7-6.
MADRID:
The Valencia Open 500 began with the first game of the main draw when Pablo Andujar beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-0, 7-6 in one hour and 25 minutes. Spaniard Andujar, ranked 46 in the world, raced into a one-set lead without dropping a game against an out-of-sorts Chela, who is ranked 18 rungs ahead of him. The second set went with serve until Andujar broke at 3-3, only for Chela to break back when 5-4 down and staring defeat in the face. The set went to a tie-break which the Spaniard eventually won after Chela had saved two match points.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2011.
The Valencia Open 500 began with the first game of the main draw when Pablo Andujar beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-0, 7-6 in one hour and 25 minutes. Spaniard Andujar, ranked 46 in the world, raced into a one-set lead without dropping a game against an out-of-sorts Chela, who is ranked 18 rungs ahead of him. The second set went with serve until Andujar broke at 3-3, only for Chela to break back when 5-4 down and staring defeat in the face. The set went to a tie-break which the Spaniard eventually won after Chela had saved two match points.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2011.