Collapse! Schwärzler eliminated in second US Open qualifying round

The player from Vorarlberg won the first set, but then had little impact.

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Joel Schwärzler is eliminated in the second qualifying round of the US Open, losing 6:3, 4:6, 1:6 to Andrea Guerrieri (ATP-187).

The world No. 171 started the first set well; Guerrieri just managed to prevent a break at the first opportunity, which Schwärzler then secured to take a 3:1 lead. The Austrian held onto his advantage to win the set 6:3.

Set two started even better from Schwärzler's perspective - the 20-year-old immediately broke the Italian to take a 1:0 lead. Everything went according to plan until 3:2, but after that, the Austrian Tennis Federation (ÖTV) player conceded two breaks. Although he managed to shorten the gap to 4:5, he then lost his third service game in this set and conceded the 1:1 equalizer.

No Fightback in the Third Set

Schwärzler's negative trend in this match continued into set three. After fifteen minutes, he was already 0:3 down. The Austrian won his own serve to make it 1:3, but that was his only game in the final set, as he lost the subsequent three games.

Schwärzler must therefore continue to wait for his first main draw appearance at a Grand Slam.