Taylor Fritz vs Joao Fonseca: Lexus Eastbourne Open Clash suspended because of darkness | Mint

Fritz and Fonseca will now have to wait until the game resumes. The match will continue on Thursday. American player Taylor Fritz throws the ball to serve against France’s Corentin Moutet during their men’s singles round of 32 tennis match (AFP), the Lexus Eastbourne Open Clash between the top seed Taylor Fritz and young star Joao Fonseca suspended the darkness. The exciting second round tennis match was discontinued after each player won one set. What happened during the game? Fritz starts on a high Noot Taylor Fritz, the top ranking, started strongly and won the first set of 6-3 in just 26 minutes. His powerful services and competent shots managed to keep Fonseca on defense. But 18-year-old Brazilian placed number 57 on the PIF ATP rankings, did not give up and fought back. Fonseca bounces back the second set was much closer, and went to a bang. At 5-5, Fritz was just two points of winning the match, but Joao Fonseca made an impressive flight near the ground to claim a set point. He won the Tiebreak 7-6 (5), which led to a match in the match with one set each. Taylor Fritz vs. Joao Fonseca says after two sets of Ace’s: Fritz – 14, Fonseca – 7 Double errors: Fritz – 2, Fonseca – 1 first served%: Fritz – 72%, fonseca – 68%breakpoints: Fritz – 1/3, fonseca – 0/ 1 Points: Fritz – Won: Fritz – 0, Fonseca – 1 Points 67, Fonseca – 67 matches won: Fritz – 12, Fonseca – 10 Darkness suspends the game as the second set ended, the light on the track disappeared quickly. Fritz said: ‘It’s getting pretty difficult, what’s the point of playing two games? There is no chance, it’s going to be dark … ‘Fonseca has agreed to his proposal, and the referee decided to stop the match before the third set could begin. Both players will now have to wait until the game resumes. The collision will continue on Thursday, not before 12 o’clock local time. What’s next? The winner of this match will play the US Marcos Giron in the quarterfinals of the Lexus Eastbourne later Thursday. Fritz, who won the ATP 250 title in Stuttgart two weeks ago, has a record of 21-11 this season, according to the Infosys ATP win/loss index. On the other hand, Fonseca strives for his first win against a top 5 player in his first match against Fritz.