{"id":96900,"date":"2025-02-27T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-challenger-two-matches-suspended-over-darkness"},"modified":"2025-02-27T16:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:17:17","slug":"rwanda-challenger-two-matches-suspended-over-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rwanda-challenger-two-matches-suspended-over-darkness","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda Challenger: Two matches suspended over &#8216;darkness&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>A dramatic day at the Rwanda Challenger 75 saw Slovakia\u2019s Andrej Martin and Spaniard Alex Marti Pujolras locked in a tense battle before their match was suspended due to darkness at IPRC-Kigali Ecology Tennis courts.<\/p>\n<p>Andrej took the opening set 6-2, but Pujolras responded by claiming the second set 7-5 to even the match, forcing a decisive third set which will resume on Thursday, February 27, after match umpire Nassim Belazri decided to suspend it due to darkness.<\/p>\n<p>Tied at one set each (6-2, 5-7), the second round match between Andrej Martin and Alex Marti Pajolras has been suspended due to darkness.<\/p>\n<p>It will resume with a decisive set on Thursday at 10AM. #OnTheRise #RwandaChallenger2025 pic.twitter.com\/A2b6FLGw22<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rwanda Challenger (@RWAChallenger) February 26, 2025 &#8220;&gt;http:\/\/Tied at one set each (6-2, 5-7), the second round match between Andrej Martin and Alex Marti Pajolras has been suspended due to darkness.<\/p>\n<p>It will resume with a decisive set on Thursday at 10AM. #OnTheRise #RwandaChallenger2025 pic.twitter.com\/A2b6FLGw22<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rwanda Challenger (@RWAChallenger) February 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the match will set a quarterfinal date with Frenchman Mattys Erhad who booked the ticket after countryman Luka Pavlovic retired from the game when he was 3-0 down in the third set after tying the match 6-7, 7-6.<\/p>\n<p>One more suspension unfolded in the men\u2019s round of 16 doubles when Alafia Ayeni and Yanki Erel were playing Thijmen Loof\/ Paulo Andre Dos Santos. The match could not continue also due to darkness.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Frenchman Valentin Royer rallied from a set down to stage a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4) comeback win over Dutch star Guy Den Ouden while former Roland Garros semifinalist Marco Cecchinato navigated past Carlos Taberner 7-6(6), 7-5 to set a quarterfinal affair with Austrian Lukas Neumayer who ousted Carlos Sanchez Jover in a three-set round of 16 thriller 6-4, 3-6.<\/p>\n<p>Dutchman Max Houkes also progressed into the quarterfinals after seeing off Ivorian Eliakim Coulibaly 7-6(6), 6-3 in the second round. Coulibaly, ranked 337th on ATP, is the only African competing in Rwanda Challenger 2025 where he is participating as the alternative (best loser).<\/p>\n<p>Houkes will face Maximilian Neuchrist who overcame Joel Schwaerzler in two sets 7-6, 6-2 in an Austrian affair. Meanwhile, Filip Cristian Jianu booked his spot in the last eight after a 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over Neil Oberleitner.<\/p>\n<p>With the competition heating up, all eyes will be on Thursday\u2019s action to see who advances in Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament, which runs until March 2, is part of the ATP Challenger 75 series, featuring a $100,000 prize pool (approximately Rwf 140 million).<\/p>\n<p>Quarterfinals fixtures:<\/p>\n<p>Andrej Martin (SVK) or A. Marti Pujolras (ESP) vs M. Erhard (FRA)<\/p>\n<p>M. Neuchrist (AUT) vs M. Houkes (NED)<\/p>\n<p>F. Jianu (ROU) vs V. Royer (FRA)<\/p>\n<p>L. Neumayer (AUT) vs M. Cecchinato (ITA)<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. A dramatic day at the Rwanda Challenger 75 saw Slovakia\u2019s Andrej Martin and Spaniard Alex Marti Pujolras locked in a tense battle before their match was suspended due to darkness at IPRC-Kigali Ecology Tennis courts. 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