Collignon started the match strongly and made an important breakthrough at the end of the first set, winning it 6:3. Vassilev changed his game in the second part and managed to break through for 3:2. After that, however, Collignon managed to win the next 4 games, and with it the match. It is important to note that Rafael Collignon is #72 in the world rankings, while Vassilev is #1025 in the men's rankings.
Iliyan Radulov suffered a reversal and lost 1:2 sets to Alexander Blox. In the individual parts, the Belgian prevailed 6:7(3), 6:4, 6:1.
In the first set, Radulov managed to break the Belgian's serve in the 5th game and took a 3:2 lead. Three games later, Blox returned the break and tied - 4:4.
At 5:6 in favor of Blox, he had two opportunities to close the set, but the Bulgarian showed strong nerves, saved them and brought the set to a tiebreak.
In it, Radulov lost the first point, but then won 6 unanswered and eventually won the tiebreak with 7:3.
The second set went through a series of twists and turns. The Bulgarian won the first game convincingly, but Blox managed to make a breakthrough for 2:1. Radulov did not give up and immediately returned the break after forcing his opponent to make a forehand error in the out.
The intrigue remained until the very end of the set, when at 4:4 the Belgian placed a powerful return winner and again took the advantage. Bloks consolidated his break on serve and tied the score.
In the decisive third set, Radulov's physical strength began to wear thin as his opponent played even more aggressively. The Bulgarian managed to pull out his first game, but then Bloks went on a run and built a solid 5:1 lead with powerful shots from the baseline. The match ended with another break in favor of the Belgian, which came after a double fault by Radulov in the last game.
