QF: (3) Lorenzo Giustino (ITA) WR 275 defeated Ryan Peniston WR 544 by 3-6 6-3 6-4
The match lasted for two hours & 50 minutes, the final set for an hour & 20 minutes. The Italian served for it at 5-3.
Seems he made a good fist of it. Considering the level he's been playing at recently it was a step up and ,whilst disappointing to lose it was great match practice for sustaining the higher quality needed to get to sub 200's
Thats a nice positive view B00thy Ryan had 2 weeks in Heraklion, a week off then 2 weeks here, takes next week off from competing and then has two weeks in Qatar. It seems to be a sensible plan to prepare for 2025 given the time out he has been through this year.