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Dominik Stricker broke into the highest 150 on the Challenger event in Zug with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 win over Ernst Gulbis.
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Showed robust nerves
Dominic Stricker.
Keystone/Peter Schneider
The 19-12 months-outdated from Bern (ATP 172) held his personal in opposition to former high 10 participant Ernests Gulbis (ATP 365) of Latvia in 2:10 within the ultimate of the Zug clay courtroom event, regardless of shedding in 5 units: 7, 6: 1, 6:3.
The attacker initially had no issues on his serve till the rating was 5:6 within the first set. Then his downfall, the primary serve of that interval usually pissed off him. He clearly gained the second set, as Gulbis quickly misplaced focus and have become pissed off with varied issues.
soar on the earth rating
The Swiss took the decisive break within the third set to five:3, returning 4 break factors originally of the set. Thanks to his second event victory of the 12 months, third total on the Challenger stage, Stricker has climbed almost 50 locations on the earth rankings.
He will probably be ranked round a hundred and twenty fifth in Monday’s rankings and can enter the world’s high 150 for the primary time.
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