Garanganga knocked out as week two of the ITF Pro Futures begins

The ongoing ITF Pro Futures entered their second week at Harare Sports Club with a more competitive qualifying draw as compared to the first week.

Main draw matches started this Tuesday with Zimbabwe’s Takanyi Garanganga taking on Richard Thongoana in the round of 32.

To many, the outcome of the match was a foregone conclusion with Garanganga tipped as the favourite to win the match. From the first ball to the last ball of the match, the young South African demonstrated good ball variations and a more solid game. His serve and volley game worked to his advantage with Garanganga struggling to contain the young man’s spin.

So many times, Garanganga tried to get a break of serve but all the efforts amounted to nothing. As the match advanced into the second set, Garanganga could not execute his strokes well, He struggled to hit the ball to his usual best. It was just not his day. As the game progressed, it became more and more clearer that the day would belong to the young South African who had to come through three qualifying rounds to play the main draw. A lot of tennis fans who watched the match were left in shock as the home favourite Garanganga was knocked out.

In the other match, Argentina’s Descotte who is also the first seed knocked out Montsi from South Africa in straight sets. (6-3;6-3). Isaac Stout dumped fellow British Player Bass Finn, (7-6;6-2). Young and exciting Zimbabwean player Mehluli Sibanda defeated Tukhula Jacobs from Namibia (6-2;6-4).