TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open 2016: Tuesday Tennis Scores and Updated Schedule
Jiri Vesely cruised into the second round of the 2016 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open on Tuesday, beating Thiemo de Bakker 6-3, 7-5.
The sixth-seeded Vesely needed just over 90 minutes to get past the Dutchman on a cold and windy day in Istanbul. Per tennis writer Ricky Dimon, officials struggled to keep warm throughout the day:
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Marcel Granollers beat local wildcard Cem Ilkel, while Karen Khachanov continued his strong form with a three-set win over Aljaz Bedene. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s full results:
| (W) Karen Kachanov bt. Aljaz Bedene | 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 |
| (5) Marcel Granollers bt. (W) Cem Ilkel | 6-1, 7-6 (9) |
| Hyeon Chung bt. (Q) Carlos Berlocq | 6-2, 6-3 |
| (6) Jiri Vesely bt. Thiemo de Bakker | 6-3, 7-5 |
| Damir Dzumhur bt. (7) Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6-4, 6-2 |
For the updated schedule, visit the ATP’s official website.
Recap
Granollers has been in excellent form of late, but the Spaniard needed almost two hours to get past local wildcard Ilkel, who took him to a tie-break in the second set.
No one expected the 20-year-old to beat Granollers, a clay specialist who impressed in Barcelona and is gearing up for a good performance at Roland Garros, and during the first set, the Spaniard showed his class.
Tennis writer Jake Davies was impressed:
Granollers’ play was smooth and crisp, and he took plenty of risks in the return game, winning more than 70 percent of the points on Ilkel’s first serve.
The local favourite made some adjustments at the start of the second set, however, putting more spin and less depth on his serve and opting to engage Granollers in the rallies. The new tactic led to two double-faults, but the Turk also found more consistency with his strokes and even broke Granollers’ serve.
The set eventually came down to a tie-break, where Granollers’ experience made the difference, as he kept things simple and eventually booked his spot in the next round.
Vesely used a secure first serve to put pressure on De Bakker early and dominated from the base line, holding serve throughout the match and needing just two breaks to grab the win.
De Bakker put up a decent fight, but he’s no clay expert and found himself playing from well behind the base line on most of the rallies. He had to defend no fewer than 10 break chances and saved eight, but he never found the depth he needed on his returns to put pressure on Vesely.
The Czech will be in for a tough challenge in the next round, facing clay specialist Roberto Carballes Baena.
Khachanov and Bedene met again for the second time in just two weeks, and per Dimon, the two served up a contest similar to their match in Barcelona:
The young Kachanov has impressed on clay so far, despite having a skill set more suited to the faster surfaces. Against Bedene, he used his serve to set up his defence, and while he found himself on the back foot in the rallies at times, Khachanov never panicked and showed some superb passing shots.
Bedene double-faulted five times and saved just two of the six break chances he faced, and those errors ultimately came back to haunt him, as he came up short against his Russian opponent.
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