The Portuguese tennis player Nuno Borges, 115th in the classification and first pre-designated, this Friday he failed to reach the semifinals of the challenger in Segovia, Spain, after losing to Frenchman Ugo Humbert, in two sets.
Facing the player number 152 in the ATP and fifth seed of the hard floor challenger, the Portuguese “fell” after one hour and 53 minutes, 7-6 (8-6) and 6-4.
In the first quarter, the national number two had two set points when the Frenchman was serving 4-5, but ended up allowing the rival to recover, then taking the decision to a tie-breaker close.
In the establish Borges even had a 4-2 lead, however, once again, it was the Frenchman, a former world top 25, who reveals the ability to turn the partial in your favorwinning four burst games towards the semifinals.
Source: Observadora
