The French tennis player Benjamin Bonzhi, and the Dutch Tim Van Rijthoven will be the protagonists of the final of the Open Castilla y León tennis after beating Nicolás Moreno and Hugo Grenier, respectively, in a semifinal that was in danger of suspension due to the rain, which finally respected the celebration of the matches.
Bonzhi, second seed of the Open, fulfilled the predictions and qualified for the final of the tournament although his match against New Yorker Nicolás Moreno was not a walk. The American player, coming from the previous phase, showed his great adaptation to the tracks of El Espinar, going back from 6-3 that the Frenchman endorsed him in the first round with a 4-6 that raised the pulse of the match. But in the third set Bonzhi raised his level and made fewer mistakes than his rival, who was weighed down by the tough week of matches on the Espinariega courts.
The second semi-final between the Dutchman Tim Van Rijthoven and the Frenchman Hugo Grenier, Feliciano López’s executioner in the quarterfinals, also had a very even development in his first heat. The player from the Netherlands displayed a great game on the center of the Pedro Muñoz Sports Complex, but his opponent defended himself with great success, so sudden death was the one that decided the first set, which fell on the side of Van Rijthoven in his second set ball after saving one that Grenier had in his favor.
The French player was affected by the defeat in the first set, and in just a dozen minutes he was 3-0 against in the second set, which he could not recover despite having some opportunity to do so. Van Rijthoven raised his hitting percentage with his serve, thus securing his place in the final.
In addition, and after several delays due to the rain, The Castilla y León Open was able to play the double final with victory for the United States players Robert Galloway and Alex Lawson, first seeds, over the American JC Aragone and the Colombian Nicolás Barrientos, who gave the surprise until the final game for the title.
source https://pledgetimes.com/bonzhi-and-van-rijthoven-finalists-of-the-castilla-y-leon-open/
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