At the challenger in Ortisei (Italy), Ukrainian tennis player Ilya Marchenko (ATP rating #212) could not make it to the quarterfinals. In the second round of the tournament, he met the Italian Luca Giacomini (ATP ranking #699), who from the very beginning started his performance in the qualification competition.
The fight was tense. After the first game, which Marchenko won with a score of 6:4, the Italian managed to respond, winning the second set with a score of 6:2. However, the schedule changed in the third game, which ended in a tie-break, and Giacomini won it with a score of 7:5. Thus, the Ukrainian tennis player lost the match with a score of 6:4, 2:6, 6:7(5).
In the quarterfinals, Giacomini will face other Italians - Francesco Forti (ATP ranking #312) or Federico Gayo (ATP ranking #213).
Ilya Marchenko finished the starting round of the competition with a victory, defeating the winner of the wild card - Lorenzo Rottoli (ATP rating #433).
