At the opening of the last edition of the Moselle Open, Arthur Cazaux got the better of Adrian Mannarino in two sets. In the process, Hugo Gaston dominated Terence Atmane to also reach the round of 16.
Arthur Cazaux moves forward again. After his elimination in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters, the 62nd player in the world opened the final edition of the Moselle Open with a victory in two sets over his compatriot Adrian Mannarino. From the first exchanges, the native of Montpellier put pressure on his opponent but he lacked sharpness on the two break points then obtained. A lesson that he will have learned well when the opportunity to take the lead presented itself again. Leading four games to two, Arthur Cazaux was patient before ending the first round with his commitment as soon as the opportunity presented itself.
With his back to the wall, Adrian Mannarino raised his voice at the start of the second set but he also failed to take the service of his compatriot. Apart from a very tight game held by the native of Soisy-sous-Montmorency after five ties, the two Tricolores neutralized each other and a decisive game was necessary to decide between them. After exchanging a service point very early on, they maintained the status quo. Finding the solution, Arthur Cazaux won the last three points to end the suspense in this meeting (6-3, 7-6 in 1h49′). A success which allows him to reach the round of 16 with the winner of the duel between Valentin Royer and Cameron Norrie who will be his next opponent.
Gaston to Atmane
In a very blue-white-red first day, Hugo Gaston was able to take advantage of the invitation given by the organizers of the Moselle Open. The 101st in the world dominated his compatriot Terence Atmane in two dry rounds. A meeting which initially saw the two players neutralize each other. What changed during the fifth game with the first break points in favor of Hugo Gaston. If Terence Atmane resisted at first, he cracked on the second and let his compatriot take the lead. Not being worried about his commitment, Hugo Gaston ended this first round with a final shutout. The start of the second set saw him only drop a point in his first two service games.
A sequence which also saw the native of Toulouse make Terence Atmane back down on his own commitment. Which resulted in three break points, two of which were converted. Hugo Gaston was thus able to lead four games to nothing very quickly. The 69th in the world then unlocked his counter by holding his serve but he was not able to reverse the trend. After missing the first two match points on his opponent’s commitment, the 101st in the ATP ranking continued on this trajectory and the third opportunity to conclude was the right one even before the clock indicated an hour of play (6-4, 6-1 in 53 minutes). Hugo Gaston will challenge in the round of 16 either Daniel Altmaier or the number 6 seed Arthur Rinderknech.
