Last Updated on February 26, 2019
The 88th racket of the world, Czech Tomas Berdych, defeated Belarus Ilya Ivashka, who occupies the 98th line of the ATP rating, with a 6/4, 4/6, 7/6 (4) score at the start of the tournament in Dubai.The 88th racket of the world, Czech Tomas Berdych, defeated Belarus Ilya Ivashka, who occupies the 98th line of the ATP rating, with a 6/4, 4/6, 7/6 (4) score at the start of the tournament in Dubai.
The meeting lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. During this time, the 33-year-old Berdych performed six aces, made a mistake four times in filing and realized two break points, and the 25-year-old Ivashka filed right through 12 times, made six double mistakes and made two breaks.
Previously, athletes did not meet each other. The next contender of Berdych at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships will be either the Croatian Borna Coric or the Czech Jiri Vesely.
