Tramacchi tramples Dupuis for title

VADODARA, April 18: Anthony Dupuis came into the final with a win over top seed Leander Paes, but today he played a brand of tennis quite in...

VADODARA, April 18: Anthony Dupuis came into the final with a win over top seed Leander Paes, but today he played a brand of tennis quite indistinguishable from the match against the Indian. The second seed Peter Tramacchi (Australia) didn’t give him much of a chance to get into groove, as the Australian won the $ 50,000 IPCL Cup Challenger 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 to add 70 points and $ 7,200 to his kitty today.

Both Frenchman Dupuis and Tramacchi held serves with ease and with no break of serve in the first two sets, one poor tie-breaker by Dupuis made him lose the first set and in the second set tie-breaker, a forehand pass and a backhand inside out, made things even for the 333rd ranked Frenchman.

It was the Frenchman’s turn to drop serve in the second game of the decider and there was no way Dupuis could get a break back. The Australian held with ease to serve out the match.

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Dupuis looked jaded and if he was in the “zone” yesterday, it was Tramacchi’s turn to be there today. The typicalAustralian flair for serve and volley, the confidence of coming in even on his second serve made him the real favourite after he has saved two break points in the first game.

The bite Dupuis had on his first serve was missing. In the 10th game of the first, he faced three set points, yet stayed on course for the tie-breaker. He could win just one point in the tie-break on a service winner.

In the second set, Tramacchi’s serve was at its very best. He did not lose a point on the first four games and in the fifth and sixth, Dupuis squeezed out just two points each.

The Frenchman’s moment in the sun came in the second set tie-breaker. A forehand winner gave him a 2-0 lead but squandered it after muffing up a sitter to get back on serve. The mini-break came with Tramacchi serving at 3-3. On the Australian’s second serve, Dupuis ripped in an inside out backhand, held the next two points and on the first set point, Tramacchi sent a forehand sailing over.The only break of the match — the second game ofthe decider — was more of a bad luck for Dupuis. At 30-40, Tramacchi’s return seemed long but it was too far for the chair umpire to overrule.

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