Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria’s Davis Cup player Petr Nesterov finished runner-up in the singles event at the ATP Challenger 50 tournament in Plovdiv, with a total prize fund of EUR 56,700. The tournament was held on the clay courts of Lokomotiv Tennis Club.
Nesterov lost 1-6, 6-7(5) to Italy’s Gabriele Piraino in the final after just over two hours of play.
Piraino broke Nesterov in the opening game to take a 2-0 lead, but the Bulgarian immediately responded with a break of his own to make it 2-1. However, Nesterov was unable to hold serve in the fourth game, allowing Piraino to regain the advantage at 3-1. The Italian capitalised on the momentum, breaking again in the sixth game to take the opening set 6-1.
The second set began with both players struggling to hold serve. They exchanged two breaks apiece, with the score level at 3-3 after six games. Nesterov then held comfortably to move ahead 4-3, but Piraino responded immediately to level at 4-4.
The Italian broke again in the next game, but Nesterov refused to give up. He broke back to prevent Piraino from serving for the match, bringing the score to 5-5. The set remained on serve from there, forcing a tiebreak at 6-6.
Piraino took a 4-2 lead in the tiebreak, but Nesterov fought back to move ahead 5-4. The Italian, however, held his nerve at the crucial moment, winning the tiebreak 7-5 to seal the title.
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