Not the result we wanted, but plenty to be proud of. ๐ต๐น
Jaime Faria falls in three sets after taking the opening set in a hard-fought battle with OโConnell.
He appeared to be dealing with discomfort in his neck during the match. He will be back
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CLUTCH. ๐ต๐น๐ฅ
Jaime Faria wins the first set 7-6(8), taking the tiebreak 10-8 over Christopher OโConnell.
Pressure? Doesnโt faze him. One more set to reach the main draw.
Vamos Jaime! ๐ช
WHAT A MOMENT!
22yo Luca Van Assche defeats 21yo Alex Blockx 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to win his FIRST CAREER ATP TITLE here at the @EstorilOpen!
He will make his top 50 debut as well tomorrow! ๐๐คฉ
1 MORE GAMES FOLKS.
UP 6-2 5-2
FARIA WITH 2 INCREDIBLE HOLDS DOWN 15-40 2 GAMES IN A ROW
THE ATMOSPHERE IS ELECTRIC AND JAIME IS JUST COMPLETELY FEEDING OFF IT
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๐จ FARIA FIRST SET ๐๐ต๐น
Tomorrow, Jaime faces his toughest test yet against Darderi, but I like Faria 1st Set ML as a responsible sprinkle. ๐ถ๏ธ
Coming off a 6-2, 6-4 win where he won 84% of 1st serve points, the serve and confidence are clicking.
We ride. ๐๐ต๐น
My handicap is simple: Darderi may win, but can he consistently break a confident Faria enough to create separation? With Jaimeโs serve, his ability to fight through pressure games, familiarity with these courts and a Portuguese crowd behind every momentum swing
Donโt overthink.
Darderi is an excellent clay-court player and deserves to be favored. But Faria has already shown his level against serious oppositionโtaking a set from Ruud while winning 77% behind his first serve, beating Wawrinka at 81%, and now producing back-to-back straight-set wins.
๐ FARIA +3.5 GAMES ๐ต๐น
A big test against Darderi, but the numbers back our Portuguese Prince. ๐
๐ฅ 7-3 in his last 10 on clay
๐ Covered +3.5 in 7/10
๐พ Back-to-back straight-set wins
Darderi is a tough, but he has proven he can compete with top clay talent.
Trust the hair
๐ฅ 2-0 in 1st sets this week
๐พ 12 of 17 first-set games won (71%)
๐ช 84% of 1st-serve points won last match
๐ Recently took the opening set 7-6(1) vs. Casper Ruud, a 2x Gstaad champion and one of the best clay-court players this decade.
Jamie is gonna be dangerous tomorrow ๐ต๐น