ACE GAME:The world No. 64 served up a total of 15 aces, hit 72 winners, saved nine of 11 break-point chances and converted eight of 18 to claim victory at Roland Garros
Taipei Times
Date: May 27, 2015
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AFP, PARIS
Taiwanese No. 1 Lu Yen-hsun recovered from a slow start to advance to the second
Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun serves to Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia during their French Open men’s first-round match at Roland Garros in Paris yesterday. Photo: AFP
round of the French Open men’s singles at Roland Garros in Paris yesterday.
World No. 64 Lu recovered from losing the first set to defeat world No. 81 Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia 6-7(4/7), 6-1, 6-1, 7-5 in 3 hours, 1 minute on Court 17 at the second Grand Slam of the year.
In a first set which lasted 57 minutes, Kavcic broke Lu’s serve, only for the Taiwanese to break back and then save two set-point chances at 5-6, before the Slovenian went on to convert his second set-point opportunity of the tiebreaker. [FULL STORY]
