Šeško falls short of expectations
Translated from Slovenian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Eighteen-year-old Žiga Šeško lost to American Marcel Latak 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round of the US Open junior singles event.
- Andreja Klepač and Japan’s Eri Hozumi lost their quarterfinal to second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani, 6-0, 6-3, after 55 minutes.
- Šeško will continue in the junior doubles event as the top seed with Brazil’s Guto Miguel, while Klepač is expected to rise to around No. 55 in the doubles rankings.
Žiga Šeško’s US Open junior singles campaign ended in the opening round, despite arriving in New York as the Australian Open singles champion and Wimbledon doubles champion.
The 18-year-old Slovenian lost to home player Marcel Latak 7-5, 6-3 on the first day of the tournament’s second week. Andreja Klepač also fell short in New York, losing in the doubles quarterfinals with Japan’s Eri Hozumi.
They were beaten by second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Luisa Stefani of Brazil, 6-0, 6-3, in 55 minutes. Klepač is expected to climb to about 55th in the new WTA doubles rankings.
Šeško will remain in the tournament in the junior doubles competition, where he and Brazil’s Guto Miguel are the top seeds.
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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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