Lost the advantage. Sachko failed to reach the 1/4 finals of the challenger in Lyon

Ukrainian tennis player Vitaly Sachko (ATP 413) failed to reach the quarterfinals of the challenger in Lyon (France), which is held on indoor hard surfaces.

In the 2nd round, the Ukrainian lost in three sets Gregoire Barrer (France, ATP 170) in 2 hours and 20 minutes.

ATP challenger Lyon. Hard indoors. 1/8 finals

Gregoire Barrer (France) – Vitaly Sachko (Ukraine) [Q] – 6:1, 6:7 (5:7), 6:4

This was the first meeting of the rivals.

In the third game, the Ukrainian won 3:1 with a break and had 2 break points in the fifth game at the reception, but he could not hold the advantage and soon gave up the match.

Sachko was fighting for his second quarterfinal at the Challengers in 2024. Barrer will next play against Frenchman Valentin Royer (ATP 191).

Vitaliy in Lyon started with the qualification, where he beat Joffrey Blancano and Nils Visker. In the 1/16 finals of the main draw, the Ukrainian won against Mikhail Kukushkin.