ATP Stuttgart: Dennis Novak missed jump into the main field
Dennis Novak missed the main draw of the ATP 250 tournament in Stuttgart after losing three sets to Altug Celikbilek.
by Nikolaus Fink
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Jun 08, 2021, 01:17 pm
Bitter defeat for Dennis Novak : The Austrian number failed in the last qualifying round of the MercedesCup in Stuttgart in an extremely bitter way to Altug Celikbilek. After the clear 6: 1 in the first round, the 27-year-old missed three match points in the second set and had to go to the third round after a lost tie-break.
In this Novak managed a break to 4: 3, but Celikbilek struck back at the crucial moment and set to 5: 5. The world number 239 broke two games later. to 1: 6, 7: 6 (3) and 7: 5 success. From an Austrian point of view, only wildcard holder Jurij Rodionov is in the main field of the lawn tournament in Baden-Württemberg.
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