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Phoenix Ch R1: Matteo Berrettini [WC] def. Hugo Gaston 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Match Stats

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It might have taken a while to get going for M. Berrettini, but the Italian wild card managed to get things under control as soon as he found his serve and groundstrokes combination back. Furthermore, M. Berrettini's backhand also worked perfectly in this match, especially in the last two sets while oftentimes balancing with the volleys when necessary, creating 13 break points thanks to his aggression despite H. Gaston having a 66% break point conversion rate while trying to apply his classic tricks.

On the other hand, M. Berrettini had an exceptional first serve winning percentage with 82%, 26% more than H. Gaston, aided by his 10 aces to get out of most troubles despite the first-set start to adjust himself for the play. Interestingly, even though H. Gaston double-faulted eight times, he still won 1% more second serve points than M. Berrettini with 51%, likely due to the latter's constant forehand rush earlier in the match.

In the second round, M. Berrettini will face the winner between eighth seed Arthur Cazaux or qualifier Adam Walton, which will be played today (local time). While this could be dubbed as the battle of the generations, this could be exciting to check how M. Berrettini's game fared to the current state of the Tour, especially knowing the potential of both players. Should be a fun one, with pressure points and their groundstrokes' consistency being predominantly tested!

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Phoenix Ch QF: Matteo Berrettini [WC] def. Terence Atmane [Q] 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(6) Match Stats

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It took a while, once again, for M. Berrettini to find his range from his forehand. Often, this influenced his point construction, but T. Atmane ended up appearing clutch on serve, which was evident in the ninth game of the third set among any other moments in this match. However, M. Berrettini timely fired his forehand winner to secure the key point of the third set tie-breaker, which was closer than how he dominated the second one, which paved the way to his victory. The said forehand influence was also predominantly behind 8 of his break points despite T. Atmane's deep returns converting 2 out of his 7 break points from the first set and the beginning of the second set before M. Berrettini struck back.

On the other hand, it appeared that the difference between both players were thin. M. Berrettini fired 10 aces than T. Atmane's 4, allowing him to have the slight edge from the first serves by 3% with a 76% winning percentage, which helped him nailing some pressure points on his serve. However, even though he double-faulted just twice than T. Atmane's 5, he won 4% lesser points than the Frenchman, which was a consequence of his forehand errors while trying to follow up to T. Atmane's deep returns on his serve, but it was insufficient for T. Atmane to sustain in this match.

Shortly (local time) as this was written, seventh seed Aleksandar Vukic awaits, who earlier defeated Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-4 in an almost simultaneous manner, but way earlier due to Halys' double faults that concluded the set. This turned out to be a rematch of their second-round encounter in the Phoenix Challenger last year, where outside of the possible servefests, M. Berrettini's forehand became the key to mini-break at the second set tie-break to win the match, while he went after A. Vukic's forehand to secure the only break of the match back in the first set. Should be an intriguing one to see how and if the Italian wild card could find his range, sooner or later.

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Mouilleron-le-Captif Ch R2: Jack Draper [7] def. Dino Prizmic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Match Stats

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D. Prizmic had his moments, but he eventually got overpowered again in the middle of the third set as soon as J. Draper came in. Through the latter’s winners, which often came through smashes, J. Draper managed to create 4 more opportunities to break while converting 5 of them (some also with his smash) compared to Prizmic’s 33% break point conversion rate. It was also worth noting that Prizmic tried his best to stay balanced on return, but sometimes the angles did not angle during some important setups, hence it could be prone to pressure as the match went by.

On the other hand, both players turned out to have different strengths in their service games despite the thin difference between them. J. Draper fired 3 more aces and stood out with a 6% difference from his first serve winning percentage than Prizmic. Interestingly, despite both players having 4 double faults, J. Draper’s second serves looked more vulnerable (especially with some insufficient follow-ups), making him 5% behind Prizmic through the second serves, but optimizing his first serves appeared a better idea with the longer rallies’ point construction in sight.

An interesting, possibly dynamic quarterfinal match awaits as J. Draper faces wild card Lucas Poullain, who earlier defeated fellow wild card recipient Matteo Martineau 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in a close encounter. Knowing both players, while a solid service game could be important, building rally tolerance and finishing it in a paced, aggressive manner (with the winners in hindsight) could be one of the most important things to maintain, especially in longer rallies. While there could also be a possibility of them constructing their points by cutting it to the chase, the execution still mattered, which could add more intrigue to this match-up.

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Wimbledon XD R1: Andrea Vavassori/Liudmila Samsonova def. Rafael Matos/Luisa Stefani 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-2 Match Stats

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A. Vavassori/Samsonova started to turn it around in the second set tie-break, capitalizing on their net game while R. Matos/Stefani struggled with their service game (and the net game). It changed the trajectory of the whole match in the third, where the Brazilian pair seemed to run out of steam.

Service game-wise, this helped A. Vavassori/Samsonova to score 5 more aces despite only landing 64% of their first serves, winning 14% more points from there thanks to the working serve and volley follow-ups. Interestingly, despite double-faulting just twice and having 75% second serves winning percentage, it just wasn't it for R. Matos/Stefani due to some rushed rally follow-ups toward the end of the match.

Stefani/R. Matos might have had 67% of their service returns in, but it was not enough to produce more winners (2 to 3), mostly having their volleys more prone to error thanks to A. Vavassori/Samsonova's aggressive play. On the other hand, the combination of being aggressive from the baseline and volleying were proven effective for the latter pair since they converted 40% of their break points than Stefani/R. Matos' 25% at the end of the day, coming up with more (5) along the way.

In the second round, A. Vavassori/Samsonova will face the winner between first seeds Austin Krajicek/Jessica Pegula and alternates Nicolas Mahut/Anna Danilina, the latter who replaced Stefanos Tsitsipas/Paula Badosa, who withdrew due to Badosa's back injury (which forced her to retire in the Women's Singles earlier). Should still be fun!

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Medellin Ch SF: Benjamin Lock def. Adria Soriano Barrera 6-4, 6-4 Match Stats

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Most of the flow was in Benjamin's racquet thanks to his aggressive approach in an attempt to bring Adria off balance. From the baseline, going after Adria's forehand side was often the idea, resulting in his forehand rushes even when trying to paint his own lines. On the other hand, Adria had his chances when he tried to use the open space, but Benjamin came up with a more controlled approach using his power, resulting in his shot winners. The latter contributed to Benjamin's 7 opportunities to break, with 2 of them being converted.

Service game-wise, Adria might have scored 9 more aces than Benjamin. However, as thin as the margin looked, Benjamin still won 4% more points from his first serves while Adria could only win 41% of his points from the second serves. The 6 double faults, twice of Benjamin's, did not help Adria in handling the pressure points at all. Somehow, when these serves became rally-able, this is where Benjamin stepped in and tried to drive the rally in his favor.

Patrick Kypson awaits in the final, who defeated Eduardo Ribeiro 6-4, 7-6(4). While Kypson could also be tough in altitude clay situation here, just like in San Luis Potosi Challenger a few months back, it would be interesting to see how both players tried to maintain their pace and try to balance the baseline and the net to sustain their game, considering how the net helped Benjamin in some important situations. Should be an interesting follow to find out whoever of them wins their maiden Challenger title!

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's-Hertogenbosch R1: Milos Raonic [PR] def. Miomir Kecmanovic [5] 6-3, 6-4 Match Stats

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Raonic marked his splashing return sharply. His service games were still at it, while his return games fired. Kecmanovic hung on well, but it was insufficient to tackle Raonic's explosive game, with more power than ever before.

Even if Kecmanovic landed 66% of his first serves, Raonic's precision led him to win 92% of his first serves, scoring 15 aces along the way. Interestingly, Kecmanovic won 4% more points from his second serves, while Raonic double-faulted 7 times. The risk worth its reward this time.

However, Raonic's shot winners fired a lot in this match. Although he also often hit backhand winners, his forehand winners contributed a lot in creating 10 opportunities to break, converting 30% of them with it as well. The variety also worked in his favor, often engaging in an out-slicing contest, where at one time Kecmanovic erred his response in crucial points. As a result, this doubled Raonic's reward, securing his first ATP victory right as he came back even stronger.

An interesting challenge awaits Raonic as he will face the winner between Jordan Thompson, who was the latest Surbiton Challenger semifinalist to Andy Murray, and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who dug deep to defeat Edan Leshem in the final qualifying round. Knowing how both had their own version of an exciting grass game, this should be one match to keep an eye on!

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RG WD F: Su-Wei Hsieh/Xinyu Wang def. Leylah Fernandez/Taylor Townsend [10] 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 Match Stats

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Hsieh/Xinyu raised their level in the second set, which took effect at the third where they outplayed Leylah/Taylor by returning the breadstick after the first set breadstick. This was reflected in the break points conversion rate, where Leylah/Taylor had their chances (13), mostly as a result of Hsieh/Xinyu’s shaky start and the momentum-setting attempt in the other sets, but Hsieh/Xinyu’s baseline-net balance enabled them to maximize their chances, converting 38% of their break chances.

Interestingly, although both pairs did not score an ace, Leylah/Taylor landed 67% of their first serves, and their service games dominance was reflected in the statistics (but not necessarily at the flow once the third set arrived). Winning 4% more of their service games than Hsieh/Xinyu, Leylah/Taylor won 2% more points from their first serves and 5% from their second, as well as winning 3 more points in general. However, since parts of this match was return and rally-heavy, hence even slightly excelling at the service games was insufficient for Taylor/Leylah to take the championship.

This marked Hsieh’s first Grand Slam title after his comeback, specifically after Wimbledon 2021 (partnering Elise Mertens). For Xinyu Wang, this is her first ever Grand Slam doubles title. A Grand Slam final for Leylah/Taylor (another one, apparently, for Taylor while Leylah was the US Open 2021 singles runner-up) could also be a boost for them moving forward, together. Definitely some interesting pairs to look up to in the future!

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Madrid MD R1: Karen Khachanov/Andrey Rublev def. John Peers/Filip Polasek 7-5, 6-4 Stats Round-Up

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I joined the match really late, towards the end of the second set. Was checking on Tennis TV and then realized Rublanov was still playing. Either way, stats time!

(People on Twitter are used to me posting stats at the end or middle of every match that I watch, middle for Challengers, at least to allow myself to see the game through the numbers, even though my tennis stats understanding is very limited).

All right, now let's get back to business for the stats. Serves really helped Rublanov a lot, hence they were pretty aces-heavy throughout the match (8 aces omg, maybe that's where their first serves really worked!). Their ability to convert the break points (50% of all the games) was something worth noting also for this match!

Up next for them is going to be either Hubi/Isner (who just won Miami doubles 2022) or Behar/Escobar. Well, that one match is also going to be neat, so highly recommended to be followed along!

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Surbiton Ch: Andy Murray [1] vs. Gijs Brouwer [Q] 7-6(4), 7-6(3) Match Stats

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What a match. That was spectacular. I might have missed a lot (because I peeked at it while doing something else), but the scorelines made me interested in what did I miss in particular.

The tie-break, however, gave me an impression of that picture. Andy Murray servebot era with 12 aces? That could explain his serving rates (81% won on 1st and 72% won on the 2nd serves), however, Brouwer managed to almost level them on return with such shot choices and rallies (there were several winners from him I remember or good shot choices in general), hence his better break conversion rate %.

While I remember observing Brouwer from clay live scores, now I got a slight impression that his game (particularly the baseline part, at least from what I observed so far) could also really work on grass. However, I need to see more of him in the future (including on grass), because this fight against Andy was tremendous. Meanwhile, it is Brandon Nakashima next for Andy's next round encounter, which is going to be really, really interesting (at least on paper and impressions!).

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Halle MS R1: Aslan Karatsev vs. Karen Khachanov [8] 7-6(4) 1st set stats

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That was a really neat set. I got no idea how clean my mind was throughout the set, some parts are highly entertaining (both memes and rallies), however, let me get to the set point to check my thoughts. Definitely, yesterday's doubles helped shape my thoughts a little bit, but that's just one of the clues.

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Service games, rally tolerance, net, and something like this were all the parts of the first set. Almost equal. However, I seem to think of Aslan's return games throughout the tie-break (which at least improved from the other parts of the first set). That forced one of Karen's errors over there (ball stuck in the net).

Although statistically, Karen dominated the serves (except for Aslan's second serve, also thanks to his ace for some parts of the game), and no one could manage to break (thanks to their attempts to save the break points), the TB was really the turning point.

The second set is on already as I speak, but, bring it on!

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Lyon CH MS SF: Pedro Cachin def. Richard Gasquet [2] 6-1, 7-5 mid-match stats

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Before I go observing another match from the middle, it’s time to round-up Cachin vs. Gasquet, based on a mid-match stat and my own observations! Here it goes.

Pedro Cachin managed to find his serve back in the 2nd set (look at the 71% 1st serve win and 57% 2nd serve win), although Richard Gasquet tried to raise his returning level and managed to break (and even, have some break chances). The 7 aces (around 2 from the first and 5 from the second set) completely complimented Cachin’s serve dominance.

However, Cachin’s errors in the beginning of the 2nd set prevented him to convert the other parts of the break points (and thus Gasquet managed to save some, inclusive the benefits from his own winners). I also was afraid several parts of the match was error-fest from both, but it was Cachin that managed to find a way to minimize that.

On to the next round, and I am on the way to the next match I observe!

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Lyon Ch MS SF: Pedro Cachin vs. Richard Gasquet 6-1 1st set stats

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We are on the middle of the 2nd set as I speak (my stream is a little bit glitching when Cachin is on the verge of debreaking, and got broken earlier by Gasquet at the expense of his backhand error so the ball went stuck to the net), but I really hope Cachin continued his dominant showing in the second set.

I am currently still cracking on what’s going on with him in the 2nd set, game-wise (or Richard currently rising again), however, I just am afraid at some points of the game it turned to be error-fest that resulted into break or debreaking the other. Cachin’s serves might work best on the 2nd (instead of the 1st), but his returns (particularly from the backhand) worked really the best here, asserting the dominance to Richard here.

Oh. I better pay attention to the 2nd set again, as Cachin is on the verge of double break!

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Madrid MD R1: Simone Bolelli/Ivan Dodig def. Andrey Golubev/Santiago Gonzalez 3-6, 6-1, [10-8] Match Stats

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I came back from rewinding that rally directly to the stats, so I decided to rewind at least the last 5 points. It was an interesting exchange, in which the last few points ended up with 'other pair getting points at the expense of others' errors' in several instances, including the MP, until Dodig managed to lob that in the last point and securing the win for him and Bolelli.

Looks like I missed a lot of part of Bolelli/Dodig's dominance at the beginning of the 2nd set, marked by their serve really working (look at the serves they won, both 1st and 2nd), as well as their ability to convert the break points (I'm not sure if I missed any of Golubev/S. Gonzalez's errors in between?).

The super tie-break was something else, where I caught up with several interesting points alone (including those I documented here). Oh well. Congrats to Bolelli/Dodig & commiserations to Golubev/S. Gonzalez for the fight!

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Madrid MS R1: Aslan Karatsev vs David Goffin 1st set stats (2-6)

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Goffin's game, I would say, was really clean. Yeah, I'm talking about the serves, at first–before saying to myself that "coming to the net rather than staying in the baseline is key." And, return placement, I noticed that also in several exchanges.

There was one BP Aslan had at the beginning that was not materialized, and I could blame the UEs partly for that. I didn't count the numbers, but I observed the errors caused the first set trouble.

All right, here comes the second set. I'm curious to see how this unfolds.

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Savannah Ch F: Alexander Ritschard [5] def. Andres Andrade [Q] 6-2, 6-4 Match Stats

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Right from the start, A. Ritschard appeared more aggressive as he already produced a forehand winner to create one of his earliest set points. Even if A. Andrade tried his best in constructing his points to keep up with the rhythm, A. Ritschard came up with various ways to disrupt A. Andrade's pace as evident in how he broke for the first set, for example, as well as outhitting his baseline game. This way, A. Ritschard successfully came up with 14 break points, converting 4 of them while A. Andrade had a 20% conversion rate out of his 5 break points, which came as the former should have served for the match, but ended up breaking instead due to the latter's frequent errors under pressure.

Furthermore, A. Ritschard also had an outstanding service game throughout the match. Even though both players were not able to sfore an ace, the Swiss still managed to win 21% more of his first serve points than A. Andrade, which helped him navigating some problems along the way. However, even though the former double-faulted thrice more than A. Andrade, the Ecuadorian qualifier still had more vulnerable second serves due to his prevalent unforced errors to follow them up, mostly as he had troubles maintaining his range, thus he won 8% fewer points than A. Ritschard as the match progressed.

This marked A. Ritschard's first Challenger title in 2 years since the Hamburg Challenger 2022, as well as his first title on the green clay. This propelled his rank back to 169 live, as A. Andrade entered the Top 400 for the first time by landing at 373 thanks to his runner-up finish. As the upcoming week's Challenger events in Europe will be all 175s, A. Ritschard's next tournament will be the Oeiras 4 Challenger qualification rounds in the next 2 weeks, while A. Andrade will continue playing in ITF M25 Pensacola by then. Massive.

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Concepcion Ch F: Gonzalo Bueno [6] def. Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-4, 6-0 Match Stats

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The first half of the first set might have been a ride, but G. Bueno's aggression out-paced Ficovich as soon as he got his range more consistently. Not only he made the latter look underpowered in several moments, he also made the Argentinean run out of options as he struck the ball slightly cleaner. This way, even though both players had an equal break point conversion rate at 67%, G. Bueno managed to produce more break points at 9 thanks to his dominant second set performance.

After steadying up at the end of the first set, G. Bueno's service game also became more stable for the rest of the match. Even if Ficovich scored 4 aces as G. Bueno was unable to, the accuracy mattered as the sixth seed won 7% more points from his first serves. On the other hand, G. Bueno had an exceptional second-serve winning percentage at 66%, even 3% more than his first serves, leaving Ficovich's second serves more vulnerable at 31%, 35% lower than G. Bueno, where his rushed follow-ups did not help.

This marked G. Bueno's second year-to-date Challenger title since the Buenos Aires (Argentino) 1 Challenger, which propelled his rank to 288 by the end of the match after another rollercoaster part of the season. In addition, he became the second Peruvian to be able to win multiple Challenger titles in a year, joining Juan Pablo Varillas, after over 15 years! For G. Bueno, his next tournament will be the Porto Alegre Challenger, where a possible popcorn match between both Latin American youngsters awaits in seventh seed Alvaro Guillen Meza. What a way forward for the Peruvian, and more generally, the next generation of Latin American tennis!

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