Planinsek Defends Slovenian Senior Title
7/2/2022 3:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Planinsek won five matches on his way to his second consecutive national title
MARIBOR, Slovenia –– Alabama's Filip Planinsek won the Slovenian national title for the second consecutive year on Saturday.
Planinsek battled his way through five rounds to clinch the national title, including winning his first four matches in straight sets. In the finals, Planinsek rallied after suffering an opening set 7-5 loss to take a second-set tiebreaker at 7-4 before clinching the crown with a dominate 6-0 third-set performance.
Tournament Results
- First Round: Filip Planinsek def. Aljaz Kirbas 6-2, 6-2
- Second Round: Filip Planinsek def. Jan Kupcic 6-3, 7-5
- Quarterfinals: Filip Planinsek def. Matic Dimic 6-2, 7-6
- Semifinals: Filip Planinsek def. Domen Koreic 6-1, 6-4
- Finals: Filip Planinsek def. Miha Vetrih 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-0
Next
- Planinsek will compete in three ITF events in July
- His 2021 Slovenian Senior title earned him a spot in next week's Velenje $15k in the singles main draw
- By winning the national title Saturday, he also secured a singles main draw wild card entry to the Litija $15k (July 11) and a qualifying singles wild card entry to the Radomlje $25k (July 18)
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