Calgary (Canada) – While most Brazilian players have a preference for clay and play in South America in this final stretch of the season, the young São Paulo Gabriel Décamps keeps the option of faster courts and plays this week in the challenger of Calgary, on hard courts in Canada. , and debuted with the win. This Tuesday he beat the German from the quali Johannes Haerteis, 623rd in the standings, by 7/5 and 6/4 in 1h30 of match.

At 23, Décamps occupies the 280th place in the ATP ranking and has a personal record of 262nd position, reached in September. The first win in Calgary was his 14th challenger main draw of the season. He was only 501st in the world at the start of the year but still has 29 points to defend in December.

Décamps’ opponent in the round of 16 will be Frenchman Antoine Escoffier, 6th in the event and 216th in the standings, in an unprecedented confrontation on the circuit. For the victory at the start, the paulista receives 7 points in the ATP, with a chance of 16 points in case of a place in the quarters.

In a very balanced first set, Décamps lost by 2/0, but immediately sought a draw. He continued to create chances in the German’s service games. When the score was tied at 5/5, Haerteis escaped two breakpoints, including one with an ace, but then missed a forehand and kicked the backhand after a long rally. Décamps had a good service game to close the set.

At the start of the second set, Décamps got a break. He opened 3/1 and had confirmed his service games quite easily. With 5/3 on the scoreboard, the paulista tried to be aggressive in the return of service and reached the first match point, but the victory will not be confirmed until the next match. He didn’t face break points in the second half.