Francis Casey Alcantara, right, and Sun Fajing of China compete in the semis of the ATP Shenzhen Luohu Challenger.
Seeded third in the tournament, Alcantara and Sun mustered all their might in outhustling their pesky rivals only to fall short in the tight opening set before losing steam in the second frame. A victory for the Filipino-Chinese tandem could have set them up a championship date with Mikalai Haliak and Greece’s Markos Kalovelonis, who survived a close opening set before stunning second pick Benjamin Lock of Zimbabwe and Rubin Statham of New Zealand, 7-6 , 6-2.“We couldn’t get the win in the semifinals today but we played some solid tennis throughout the week,” Alcantara wrote on his social media.
Prior to the loss, Alcantara and Sun outplayed wildcard bets Wang Chukang of China and Germany’s Jimmy Yang in the opening round, 6-4, 6-4, and another wildcard duo on hometown bets Qian Sun and Sheng Tang, 6-1, 6-3. Alcantara and Sun also played in the ATP Shenzhen Longhua Challenger last week, but lost in the opening round to Taiwanese pair Hsu Yu Hsiou and Huang Tsung-Hao, 6-3, 6-1.Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
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