Denmark Open: Scottish Duo Upset Fifth Seeds
Scotland mixed doubles duo Alexander Dunn and Ciara Torrance struck big at the DANISA Denmark Open 2020 today, beating fifth seeds Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The Scots progressed into the second round after a tight finish, 11-21 21-18 21-19 over the Russians, the only upset of the second day.
It was a good day for Dunn, as he had earlier teamed up with Adam Hall in men’s doubles to beat USA’s Phillip Chew and Ryan Chew.
“It was quite a tough game, they are an established pair. We had a strong game plan coming in, and we executed that,” said Dunn, on the win over Alimov and Davletova. “I’ve played them in the juniors, but had never beaten them. Being the better pair, there was pressure on them. We got back on court only at the start of June, but it was only one versus one. We went to Germany for one-week training camp. So having not had many sessions, we are happy with this performance.”