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| Nicolas Almagro advanced to his first final of 2013 with his win over Rhyne Williams in Houston. Photo by Darla tamulitis-La Vita Loca Photography |
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (April 13, 2013) Number one seed Nicolas Almagro punched his ticket to the final at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship with a 6-2, 6-1 in over wild card entry Rhyne Williams at historic River Oaks Country Club in Houston.
Almagron wasted little time in dispatching the 22-year old
American winning in 56 minutes to secure his spot in the final.
This will be the Spaniards first trip to the finals, having
advancing to the semifinals in Buenos Aires and Acapulco this year.
He is currently ranked number 12 in the world.
The 27-year old had an opening round bye and made his Houston debut with a 2-6,
6-0, 6-3 win over Gael Monfils.
He then followed his second round win with a 6-4, 6-4
victory over number seven seed Paolo Lorenzo in the quarter finals.
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| Wild card entry Rhyne Williams was playing River Oaks for the first time at the U.S. Clay Court Championships. Photo by Darla Tamulitis-La Vita Loca Photography |
In response to a question in the press conference if he if
he played as well as he appeared to play, Almagro stated:
“I think I played better than the first two days. I feel
good today and I think he (Williams) was a little bit tired. I tried to be
focused at the time and I moved really good on (the) court today and that it is
important for me.”
In fact, he totally dominated his young opponent, serving
seven aces and scoring 82% on first service points.
In his first final of 2013, Almagro will face the winner of
the Juan Monaco vs. John Isner match.
The final will be at 2:00 p.m. with live coverage on the
Tennis Channel.
