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Volkov lucky against vintage Vilas
ATLANTA. Apr 28 : Guillermo Vilas, the 29-year-old
. legend of Argentine tennis, came close to scoring a
satisfying upset on Monday but was denied in first-round play al Ihc 2.60.000 US dollar AT&T challenge tennis tournament, reports Reuter.
Vilas, a wild card entrant, held two match points In the second set against Alexander • Volkov of the Commonwealth of Independent Stales bul went down In three sets 5-7. 7-6. 6-3.
In other matches, ftflh-scedcd American Derrick Roslagno was a firsl-round upset victim al Ihc hand of unseeded Australian Mark Woodfordc 6-1, 6-3 and slxlh-sccdcd American Mallval Washington needed Iwo close sets to defeat unseeded American qualifier Jonathan Stark 7-5, 6-4.
.Vilas has not Won a match in a tour event since April 1989 when he toppled American Dan Goldie In the first round of a clay-court tournament in Charleston,' South Carolina.
He made his last major tournament appcarnacc Just under two years ago al Ihc French Open, where he lost In Ihc first round lo Italy’s Claudio Pistoles!. The man who was ranked second In the world In 1975 now owns a world ranking of 444.
But Vilas says his enjoyment of the game keeps him going, and It showed on Monday as he moved an erratic Volkovaround the court, hitting his characteristic heavy lopspin and finding delicate crosscourl angles for passing shot winners.
Vilas had two set points at 5-4 In the first set but could not serve out the set as he dropped serve on a forehand error, but Vilas kept attacking Volkov’s off-form forehand and broke two games later lo lake the set 7-5.
Vilas and Volkov, both lefthanders, twice exchanged early breaks In the second set but neither could crtpltalisc and the set rachcd 6 6 and the tiebreak. Vilas ted all Ihc way and reached double match point al 6-4. But he missed the first on a backhand error and the second on a bad bounce.
Volkov went ahead 7-6 on a service winner and won the set 8-6 with a forehand volley.
Volkov look charge in the third set. reached 5-3 and then broke Vilas for the match when the Argentine could nbt scoop up Volkovs backhand winner.
Afterwards, Volkov complained about the Monday scheduling of his match.
"I came here on Saturday afternoon from Russia and I don't understand why they make me play." he said.
"It was two in the morning for me and I was tired and couldn't sec the ball that well. It was the worst match 1 have played In a year."
Bul Volkov also gave Vilas some credit.
'I Ie played very good and he still moves around the court very well." Volkov said. "He h1ls with a tot of lopspih but maybe in the third set I played a little belter.”
Vilas said he was encouraged by the progress he has made In recent months. "It wits the unlucklcsl match I have played but also the best match,' he said.
"I enoJoy playing and I think I entertain people by playing well People know I’m going to gtvc 100 per cent and that if I m playing well, they’re going to ace good points.'