Felipe Meligeni received in his debut
24 June
2024
– 13h09
(up to date at 3:09 pm)
João Fonseca, quantity 215 on this planet and 17 years outdated, was crushed this Monday, in his first participation in a Grand Slam, within the Wimbledon qualifier, on grass in Roehampton, in London.
The native of Rio de Janeiro was defeated by the Spaniard Alejandro Cañas, a hundred and ninetieth place, with 2 units to 1 with a cut up of 4/6 6/3 7/6 (12/10) after 2h31min on courtroom 12 of the British membership.
The Brazilian performed knowledgeable Grand Slam event for the primary time and on the similar membership the place he received an vital youth title final yr. He saved 5 match factors, 4 in a row at 9 to five, and yet one more to comply with, however Cañas caught the Brazilian’s proper mistake at 10 to 10 and efficiently closed out the match.
Felipe Meligeni, 147th, had higher luck and beat the skilled Iliya Marchenko, 227th, 6/2 6/4, with authority. He’ll face Argentina’s Camilo Carabelli, the a hundredth and thirteenth favorite, or Joris De Loore of Belgium, 191st, within the second spherical.