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The 30-year-old lost to the Italian Andrea Pellegrino 6:1,6:7(5),3:6 on Monday. This meant that his fourth success at the lower ATP tournament level came to nothing. Immediately before the final of the clay court event worth 145,000 euros, he won the semi-final deciding set 6:2 against Vit Kopriva (CZE), which was postponed on Sunday after 3:6,7:6(7).
“I had enough chances, I’m just very disappointed. It was an incredibly hard match, a few centimeters were missing in the end. But I played five good matches in a row here, I’m proud of that,” said Novak, who was already 6:1.4:0 ahead in the final.
Sebastian Ofner gave the green light to compete in Astana after back and heel problems. Dominic Thiem, who is suffering from gastritis, will also be back in action in Kazakhstan in the middle of the week. He will face Juan Pablo Varillas from Peru in the first round, Ofner will play against Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics. Yurij Rodionov competes in the qualification.
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