When the highest seeded player defends the title, you should not – at least in theory – be afraid of major delays in the order of play. In this case, the practice went against the theory, because Kamil Fabisiak needed less than an hour, including a warm-up, to enjoy rest of the day.
Emotions, it must be made clear, fit into one game in which Manojkanth Somasundaram served. The player from India won the first point after a very good and effective attack to his opponent’s backhand. The second Pole gave him as a gift, which was very rarely that morning. After the third, the viewers responded with applause and a bit of laugher. Somasundaram hit forehand rather safe, but Fabisiak did not manage to get away from the ball and after the second bounce his wheelchair was hit between the spokes. So the server was 40-0 up, but did not keep the advantage, because the favorite – out of respect for the rival, himself and the audience – approached to each point with the same dignity.
If someone allowed himself to make a joke, it was only one of the fans. – Never give up! – he said to Fabisiak, who was getting ready for the last service in this match, which ended with the score 6:0, 6:0.