Sneakers. João Sousa leaves Portugal without representatives in Australia
On court number 5 at Melboune Park, João Sousa, the 28th player in the world on May 16, 2016, managed the first partial until 3-2, recovered from a first break and drew 4-4, but returned to see your service broken and finished 6-4.
The mold rated the game, with just one “break four” point, and after the second, two service games, with just one game, with just one “break” point.
Before, also in the qualifying final, Gastão Elias, world number 217, was also removed from the main table, after losing to Kazakh Timofey Skatov, 255th, by 6-4 and 7-6 (7-5), in a hour and 43 minutes, in court number 15.
The Portuguese player, who was already the 57th player in the world, on October 24, 2016, led the first round by 3-2, but lost four of the last five games, and, in the second, squandered a 5-2 lead. and two `set points` with 5-3.
Nuno Borges (192nd ATP), forced to be infected by the coronavirus responsible for the covid-19 pandemic, João Domingues (249), in the first qualifying, and Frederico Silva (240th), in the semi-finals, also had a round. chin.
The main picture is, for now, to choose Novak Djokovic, first in the world “ranking” and nine times winner against covid-19, he can still be deported.