Kamis, 28 Agustus 2008

Rungkat stumbled in 3rd round, with Kontinen into final


August 28, 2008

"Canadian Open Junior Championships 2008" continued on with its competition at Club De Tennis Repentigny Parc Larochelle in Repentigny, Quebec. In boys' singles main draw of this grade 1 tourney, 8th seed Christopher Rungkat had the chance to win but failed to be tough in critical moments. In round 16 Christo, as he prefered to be called, lost to 11th seed, Pablo Carreno-Busta (Spain/ITF 34) 4-6, 5-7.

In doubles, partnered with Finnish Henri Kontinen, Christo is placed as 1st seed. The French Open Junior 2008's champion got 1st round bye. In 2nd round, duo Christo/Kontinen defeated Marcelo Arevalo/Takanyi Garanganga (El Salvador/Zimbabwe) 3-6, 6-4, 11-9. In quarter final, Christo/Kontinen continued their run into semi-final after they outclassed 6th seed Mirza Basic/Wu Di (Boznia & Herzegovina/China) 6-3, 6-3. In the last four round, Christo/Kontinen kept their winning streak by crushing Devin Britton/Jordan Cox (USA/USA) 6-2, 6-2.

In girls' doubles, 6th seed Jessy Rompies/Beatrice Gumulya received 1st round bye. Rompies/Gumulya cruised into quarter final after defeating Canadian pair, Eugenie Bouchard/Nicole Smith 6-4, 7-6(5). In the last 8 round, Rompies/Gumulya bowed out to 3rd seed, Misaki Doi/Kurumi Nara (Japan/Japan) 3-6, 3-6.

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