{"id":18605,"date":"2024-02-06T04:18:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T09:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/max-purcell-beats-mitchell-krueger-in-tiebreaker-at-dallas-open\/06\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T04:18:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T09:18:19","slug":"max-purcell-beats-mitchell-krueger-in-tiebreaker-at-dallas-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/max-purcell-beats-mitchell-krueger-in-tiebreaker-at-dallas-open\/06\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Purcell beats Mitchell Krueger in tiebreaker at Dallas Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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DALLAS — Max Purcell<\/a> won a tiebreaker in the deciding set after letting two match points get away, beating Mitchell Krueger<\/a> 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Dallas Open on Monday night.<\/p>\n

The sixth-seeded Australian won six consecutive points in the tiebreaker after falling behind 1-0, closing out the match with a winner on a forehand after struggling with that stroke throughout the match.<\/p>\n

Taro Daniel<\/a> of Japan won the other opening-round match, 4-6, 6-4, 5-0, over Constant Lestienne<\/a> when the Frenchman retired with an arm injury.<\/p>\n

Purcell had two match points with a 5-4 lead in the final set when Krueger started a run of nine consecutive points that gave the American a chance to win the match by breaking Purcell’s serve.<\/p>\n

Purcell recovered and forced the tiebreaker by winning four consecutive points. Krueger saved two more match points before losing the tiebreaker in a deciding set for the fifth consecutive time.<\/p>\n

Daniel won the final seven games against Lestienne, with his opponent taking a medical break before the third set and later getting more treatment on his injured arm.<\/p>\n

With his serves dipping below 90 mph while not even attempting to return Daniel’s serve in the final game, Lestienne finally retired. It’s the 14th time the 31-year-old Frenchman has ended a match that way.<\/p>\n

Daniel and Lestienne broke each other for the first five games of the match before Lestienne held serve and kept that advantage for the rest of the first set.<\/p>\n

Daniel went up 3-0 in the second set before Lestienne got even at 4-4. Daniel broke Lestienne to win the set. The players combined for 10 service breaks in the match.<\/p>\n

Second-seeded American Tommy Paul<\/a> is next for Daniel in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DALLAS — Max Purcell won a tiebreaker in the deciding set after letting two match points get away, beating Mitchell Krueger 6-2,