Dominic Stricker will be the only Swiss player in the main draw of the Gonet Geneva Open. Kilian Feldbausch (ATP 514) and Remy Bertola (ATP 297) came close to pulling off an upset in the second and final round of qualifying.
On Court No. 1, in front of a supportive crowd, Kilian Feldbausch lost 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to Russian Ivan Gakhov (ATP 317). The Geneva native may have some regrets, having come back from two breaks down in the third set. But at 5-5, 15-0, he lost four straight points, allowing the Russian to regain control.
On Court No. 2, Remy Bertola also fell in three sets. Defeated 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 by Brazilian Karue Sell (ATP 299), the Ticino native conceded the decisive break in the seventh game of the third set. Like Kilian Feldbausch, he was just a few points away from turning the match in his favor.
