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Doubling Up for Success!
MCTA Player Ilija Vucic partnered
Aljaz Bedene from Slovenia to
capture the Boys Doubles Title at
the 8th Serbian Open.
The pair defeated Dimitrov and Dimov
from Bulgaria decisively 6-2 6-2 in
the Final.
It was, however, the first round
against Mirtea and Albot that posed
the biggest obstacle for Ilija and
Aljaz. Securing the first set 6-4
they dropped the second in a
tiebreak, causing much frustration
as they had been a break and 3-2
up. Brushing this aside at the
start of the final set they swept
through the third 6-2.
In the quarter final Ilija and Aljaz
staged a superb come back from 4-1
down to clinch the first set 7-5
against Mihai and Tanase. Breaking
immediately in the second set, they
held their serves for the remainder
of the match taking the set 6-4.
A poor start in the semi final was
compensated by the fact that their
opponents Zhyrmont and Klimenka had
a similar dismal start too. Yet it
was Ilija and Aljaz once again who
clinched the first turning point,
breaking the opposition at 3-3 in
the first set. Once in the lead the
determined pair never looked back
and stormed through the match 6-4
6-2 and into the Final.
In the Final they faced the
Bulgarian team of Dimitrov and Dimov
but by this point the MCTA ace and
Aljaz had honed their game and got
off to a perfect start. Without a
moment’s hesitation they stormed
through the match losing only four
games on the way to victory.
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