Van Assche Eliminated in the First Round of Bastad Qualifiers
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After his defeat in the second round of the Wimbledon qualifiers, Luca van Assche aimed to bounce back on clay.
He played the previous week at the Brunswick Challenger, where he lost in the first round.
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Competing this Sunday in the ATP 250 Bastad qualifiers, the Frenchman suffered a second consecutive defeat, this time against Pablo Llamas Ruiz.
Van Assche was soundly defeated with a score of 6-3, 6-0. He will try his luck again next week in the ATP 250 Umag qualifiers.
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