Early exit for Neumayer in Orleans

Lukas Neumayer has been eliminated in the first round of the Challenger event in Orleans.

The ÖTV athlete lost to French local favorite Clement Tabur (ATP No. 186) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 3-6.

Neumayer quickly fell behind 0-3 in the first set following two early breaks, and was unable to recover despite an immediate re-break to make it 1-3.

Neumayer fights back

In the second set, he broke his opponent's opening serve to lead 3-0 and 5-2, but Tabur fought back twice to force a tiebreak, which the Austrian eventually claimed.

In the third set, both players were evenly matched and looked solid on serve. However, after 34 minutes, Tabur broke Neumayer to lead 5-3, setting himself up for victory. In the following game, the Frenchman converted his first match point to seal the set 6-3.