Ukrainian tennis player Ilya Marchenko lost in the first round of a major tournament series of the ATP 500 with a prize Fund of €2,151,985.
To interrupt a protracted series of failures Marchenko tried in Basel in the first round of “Swiss Indoors” the ex-first racket of Ukraine met with the 83-th issue of the ATP ranking Donald young.
The beginning of the match remained with the Ukrainian Marchenko in the third game made the break and twice defended his serve. In the end the party Ilya twice allowed the opponents to make a break – Yang, conceding 2:4, took four games in a row and took the lead.
In the second game, the scenario almost repeated itself, only this time your break-point in the third game Marchenko is not implemented. Young again made two breaks and sent the Ukrainian side of the tournament.
Marchenko for the modest performance in Basel will not receive ranking points and will earn a little more than 12 thousand euros in prize money.
Ukrainian tennis player won tournament of series ATP in April. In the second part of the season Marchenko can only boast of a breakthrough at the US Open (fourth round and a decent loss to eventual champion Stan Wawrinka).
Ilya Marchenko (Ukraine) — Donald young (USA) — 4:6, 2:6
