The competitions of the 4th edition of the Ministry of Interior Bahrain Tennis Challenger continued on its second day with intense confrontations by world-ranked players and huge audiences that added an exciting atmosphere to the tournament. It is organised by the Public Security Sports Association and the Public Security Officers Club.
The first match of the day witnessed an exciting victory by Russian Marat Sharipov over Northern Marina Islands player Colin Sinclair (7-6, 6-4) in a match with high performances between the two players.
In the second match, Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov defeated Egyptian Fares Zakaria in two sets (6-3 and 6-0), in which Kuzmanov was in control from the beginning.
Russian Peter Bar Biryukov continued his brilliance by defeating Italian Alberto Bronzetti in two straight sets (6-4 and 7-6), in a match with intense competition until the tie-break.
In another match, Russian Ilia Simakin defeated Ukrainian Vitaliy Sachko (6-4, 6-3), achieving a well-deserved victory due to his consistent performance throughout the match.
The most exciting match was between Georgian Alexander Bakshi and German Lucas Gerch. Bakshi won in two sets to one (7-6, 1-6, 6-4) in an unpredicted and full-of-excitement game.
In the remaining matches, the French Terence Atmane defeated Chinese Fajing Sun (6-3, 6-2), while Russian Evgeny Karlovskiy comfortably defeated the Dutch Jelle Sels (6-1, 6-3).
The competitions also saw the French Constant Lestienne defeat Croatian Duje Ajdukovic (6-4, 4-6, 7-6), while American Brandon Holt outperformed Russian Pavel Kotov (7-5, 6-4).
In the doubles competition, the British Charles Broome and Tunisian Aziz Dougaz together achieved a significant victory over the duo Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin and American Nicholas Moreno De Alboran in two sets (6-4 and 6-2) after a distinguished performance and precise control over the course of the match.
The tournament continues tomorrow with intense matches in the singles and doubles categories as players seek to win and advance to the tournament rounds.
The matches are expected to witness great excitement and rivalry with the participation of a group of players who excelled in the previous rounds.
