De Schepper Takes French Battle In Umag
French qualifier Kenny De Schepper won 86 per cent of his first-serve points to upset his seventh-seeded countryman Benoit Paire 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Tuesday at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag. The 30-year-old De Schepper will next play Italian Alessandro Giannessi, who beat Aussie wild card Marc Polmans 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4. [ALSO LIKE] #NextGenATP Russian Andrey Rublev took advantage of his good fortune to beat Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-4. Rublev, No. 74 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, made the main draw as a lucky loser when sixth seed Borna Coric withdrew because of neck pain. “I'm really happy that I won today because I know that to beat Carlos you have to play really aggressiave, you have to...