One of the biggest upsets of the 2013 Spanish Open has been Belgium’s Jean-Michel Saive being defeated in the first round.
Saive who was the second seed in the tournament and one of the favourites to take the title was beaten in the first round of the Men’s Singles event of the Spanish Open World Tour 2013 on the 18th January by French player Alexandre Robinot.
Alexandre Robinot sends Jean-Michel Saive crashing to the floor!
Photo by Pablo Rubio
The seventeen year old put in a spectacular performance securing a sensational six games win against the experienced player. (11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 14-12, 10-12, 11-8). Looks like the young Frenchman will be following in his older brothers footsteps.
Quarter Final Schedule: Live on TTD - List of times below in GMT
Marc Duran vs Khalid Assar begins at 17.00 GMT
Andre Silva vs Cazuo Matsumoto begins at 17.00 GMT
Thomas Le Breton vs Hampus Nordberg begins at 17.45 GMT
Christophe Legout vs Alexandre Robinot begins at 17.45 GMT
Who do you think will secure a place to the semi finals?
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Source: ITTF.com
Written by: Emily Standing
TableTennisDaily
Saive who was the second seed in the tournament and one of the favourites to take the title was beaten in the first round of the Men’s Singles event of the Spanish Open World Tour 2013 on the 18th January by French player Alexandre Robinot.
Alexandre Robinot sends Jean-Michel Saive crashing to the floor!
Photo by Pablo Rubio
The seventeen year old put in a spectacular performance securing a sensational six games win against the experienced player. (11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 14-12, 10-12, 11-8). Looks like the young Frenchman will be following in his older brothers footsteps.
Quarter Final Schedule: Live on TTD - List of times below in GMT
Marc Duran vs Khalid Assar begins at 17.00 GMT
Andre Silva vs Cazuo Matsumoto begins at 17.00 GMT
Thomas Le Breton vs Hampus Nordberg begins at 17.45 GMT
Christophe Legout vs Alexandre Robinot begins at 17.45 GMT
Who do you think will secure a place to the semi finals?
For all the latest news, results and videos from the Spanish Open 2013 click here. To catch up on all the latest matches from the biggest table tennis league in the world visit our Media Library.
Like and tweet our articles to the World. Lets spread the word of Table Tennis.
Source: ITTF.com
Written by: Emily Standing
TableTennisDaily
