Australian Marinko Matosevic crushed Thai wild card Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 6-1, 6-1 in the first round yesterday in just 43 minutes. The 18-year-old Thai admitted feeling nervous, which he said contributed to his out-of-sorts performance.
“I was unable to control my emotions. I tried to play my game but I couldn’t do it well enough. I was aware that my opponent would play aggressively. But I was kind of nervous and couldn’t move around the court as well as I wanted to. At least, it was a great experience having been able to compete on a big stage like this. I believe if I could compete in top-level tournaments and play in difficult situations, I can do better” Wishaya said.
Bernard Tomic has taken the easy way into the second round of the Thailand Open, with opponent Ivo Karlovic withdrawing with a back injury on Tuesday. Tomic was leading the towering Croatian 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 4-2 when the injury became unmanageable.
Lukas Rosol smashed 16 aces as he continued an upturn in form with a three-set win over Poland’s Lukasz Kubot. The giant Czech, who has endured a dismal run since claiming his breakthrough ATP title in April, beat Kubot 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2).
Slovak Lukas Lacko moved into the second round by beating Colombia’s Alejandro Falla 6-3, 6-2.
It was more bad news for Colombia when Japan’s Go Soeda defeated Santiago Giraldo 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
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