Gonçalo Oliveira eliminated in the first round of the Dallas challenger

Portuguese tennis player Gonçalo Oliveira lost today in the first round of the ‘challenger’ tournament in Dallas, USA, when he was beaten by the American Ernesto Escobedo in two sets.

In a game decided in less than an hour, Escobedo, 210th in the ATP hierarchy, beat 6-2 and 6-3 the Portuguese tennis player, 279th in the ‘ranking’.

This was Oliveira’s seventh consecutive loss in singles tournaments, with the last victory on the international circuit recorded in October 2019, against Chinese Jie Cui in Shenzhen.