Aryan Shah ousts top seed in Segovia Challenger
In a battle of wits that lasted an hour and 39 minutes on the hard courts, the 19-year-old Aryan converted three of six break points to prevail over the Croat who was ranked a career-best 105 last year.
Even though ranked a modest 442 in the ATP ranking list, Aryan was given the main draw entry on the basis of being one of the rising young talents in the world, a special 'Next Gen' entry for the tournament.
The results: €91,250 Challenger, Segovia, Spain: Singles (first round): Aryan Shah bt Duje Ajdukovic (Cro) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
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