The French player Enzo Couacaud, number 190 of the ATP, won by 7 (7) -6 (5) and 6-4 in one hour and fifty-seven minutes to the Ecuadorian Emilio Gomez, number 161 of the ATP, in the qualifying round of the US Open. With this triumph, Couacaud adds new points to his ranking to be able to participate in the US Open.
The Ecuadorian tennis player managed to break his opponent’s serve 4 times, while the French player, for his part, did it 5 times. In addition, the French player had a 59% effectiveness in the first service, 5 double faults and managed to win 62% of the service points, while his opponent had an 80% first serve and 2 double faults, managing to win the 53% of service points.
The tournament New York (US Open) has a preliminary access phase that tennis players with the lowest scores have to pass to enter the official tournament. During this part of the competition, specifically, a total of 239 players participate. The final phase is made up of a total of 111 players among those who qualify directly, those who have managed to win in the previous phase and the invited players. In addition, it is held between August 24 and September 12 on an open-air hard court.