Daniel Elahi Galan defeated Marco Trungelliti 6-3 7-5 in the Lyon round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marco Trungelliti came in ranked #91.
“The key? The will to keep fighting until the end. Marco is a great player going through a very good period, so this is an important victory for me.”
“I saved five match points. On the moment, I tried to play point by point, but it was very difficult. I'm very happy to have saved those match points.”
“I had a lot of opportunities, many even, but I wasn't able to convert them. Today all the players are very solid, so these kinds of matches are decided on details.”
“I'm not going to 'kill myself' for a few ATP points. What matters is continuing to compete well and play correctly.”
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No previous meetings on record.
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Trungelliti M.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 111 games (7d) · Elahi Galan D.: 7 days rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About