Joel Schwärzler misses out on Matsuyama quarter-finals

Josef Schwärzler is eliminated in the round of 16 at the Challenger event. The Austrian falls to Kaichi Uchida in three sets.

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Joel Josef Schwärzler has been eliminated in the round of 16 at the ATP Challenger tournament in Matsuyama, Japan.

The third-seeded Austrian was defeated by Japan's Kaichi Uchida 6-7 (4), 7-5, 0-6.

The opening set was extremely tight from the start and went to a tiebreak without any early decision. The local favorite kept his composure to take the set 7-4 in the tiebreak.

Good reaction

In the second set, Schwärzler showed the right response: after a hard-fought battle, he secured the decisive break at 6-5 to win the set 7-5 and level the match.

However, Schwärzler completely lost his rhythm in the deciding set. Uchida ruthlessly capitalized on his chances, didn't drop a single game, and sealed his place in the quarter-finals with a 6-0 sweep in the third set.