Martin’s Run Comes to Close in Atlanta Open

ATLANTA, Ga. – After dominating within the first spherical Tuesday night time, Georgia Tech’s Andres Martin’s run within the 2022 Atlanta Open got here to a detailed on Thursday because the Yellow Jacket fell to No. 78 Adrian Mannarino within the second spherical.

Martin raced out of the gate, breaking Mannarino in his first service sport and prolonged his result in 4-1 in opposition to the 18-year ATP Tour veteran. However Mannarino gained six of the subsequent seven video games to take the primary set, 7-5. The opponents had been on serve at 3-3 within the second set earlier than Mannarino claimed the ultimate three video games, sealing the match, 7-5, 6-3.

Martin earned a wild card into the primary draw of the Atlanta Open over the summer season and cruised to a straight set, 6-3, 6-2, victory over No. 69 Thanasi Kokknakis on School Evening on Tuesday for his first ATP Tour victory.

The Atlanta Open is held annually in July in Atlantic Station and is without doubt one of the summer season tournaments of the US Open Collection. The match options males’s high world tennis gamers in singles and doubles. Former Yellow Jackets Christopher Eubanks, Juan Spir and Kevin King have all participated in previous Atlanta Opens.

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