Estonia's Daniil Glinka Reaches ATP Challenger Final in Spain

Daniil Glinka, Estonia's second-ranked tennis player and currently 178th in the ATP rankings, advanced on Saturday to the final of the ATP Challenger 100 tournament in Villena, Spain. The ATP Challenger series is a level of professional men's tennis below the main ATP Tour. In the semifinal, the Estonian defeated Britain's Jack Pinnington Jones in three sets.

The match lasted almost three hours and ended 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 in Glinka's favour.

Comeback in the second set

In the second set, Glinka recovered after his opponent had a chance to serve for the match. In the tiebreak, he also saved a match point.

The deciding set was firmly in the Estonian's control. He played confidently on his own serve and took it 6-2.

Opponent in the final

In Sunday's final, Glinka will face Serbia's Laslo Djere, who is ranked 179th in the world, one place below the Estonian.

It will be Glinka's fourth Challenger-series final of his career. Of his three previous finals, he has won one.