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Another first-round defeat for Joel Schwärzler
The Vorarlberg native failed to advance in the first round of the ATP Challenger in Taipei.
Narrow defeat for Joel Schwärzler in Taipei!
At the ATP Challenger, he lost to Czech Jan Kumstat (ATP No. 189) in three sets: 5:7, 6:3, 6:7(2).
After the match initially progressed without a break, Kumstat then showed good timing, broke Schwärzler's serve, and served out the set for a 7:5 lead.
In the second set, the Vorarlberg native secured a break to go up 4:2, kept his nerve, and converted his third opportunity to level the match.
Losing streak continues
The decisive set was a close affair. Austria's number four initially fended off a match point at 5:6 to force a tie-break.
However, he was chanceless against the 19-year-old Czech, who converted his second match point after 2 hours and 28 minutes.
For Joel Schwärzler, this result marks his fourth consecutive defeat.
