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Posted by: Mazur Rodica

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28 Aug. 2019 / 16:41

US OPEN: Radu Albot stops in the first round after a five-set match

Radu Albot debuted last night at the last Grand Slam of the year - US Open 2019 with a match against German Alexander Zverev, number 6 in the international standings. In the first round of the singles event, the Moldovan athlete gave in the first two sets (1-6, 3-6), but he imposed himself dramatically in the next two sets (6-3 6-4), equaling the score of the match.

According to the Moldovan Tennis Federation, in the decisive set, Albot fails to keep to the end, and Alexander Zverev survives the five-set marathon and is required with the overall score 6:1 6:3 3:6 4:6 6:2. The match lasted three hours and ten minutes.

In the double test of the international competition, Radu Albot pairs with the Tunisian Malek Jaziri. In the first round, our team will meet American pair Nicholas Monroe and Tennys Sandgren
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The series leaders of the Great American Slime are: Novak Djokovic (Serial No. 1, No. 1 ATP, Serbia), Rafael Nadal (Serial No. 2, No. 2 ATP, Spain), Roger Federer (Chief of series no. 3, no. 3 ATP, Switzerland), Dominic Thiem (series no. 4, no. 4 ATP, Austria), Daniil Medvedev (series no. 5, no. 5 ATP, Russia), Alexander Zverev (series no. 6, no. 6 ATP, Germany).
The best result of the Moldavian tennis player in the singles event of the US Open Grand Slam tournament was recorded in 2017, when Radu reached the third round. In the double, the Moldovan athlete qualified in 2018 in the semifinal of the US tournament.

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