BASEL RESULTS. Fognini beats Popyrin in the 1st round

SWISS INDOORS BASEL - BASEL RESULTS. Fognini prevails over Popyrin to square off with Laslo Djere or Filip Krajinovic in the 2nd round

Prediction and head to head Fabio Fognini vs. Alexei Popyrin

Fabio Fognini downs Alexei Popyrin 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Basel on Tuesday. Fognini will clash against Laslo Djere or Filip Krajinovic in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The Italian in this set played at a much higher level than Alexei and consequentely he won 6-2 after breaking Popyrin in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The Australian lost the 3rd game (2-1) when he had a good chance to win the game when leading 40-0.

2nd set.

Fabio won the set after he broke Popyrin in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The Australian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Notwithstanding, Fognini didn’t make any concession anymore before winning the set 6-4.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Italian scored 68 points vs. Popyrin’s 52 points.

Fabio won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 44% (4/9). On the other side, Popyrin was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this encounter, the head to head between Fognini and Popyrin is 1-0 for Fabio.

Highlights Fabio Fognini vs. Alexei Popyrin Swiss Indoors Basel – Basel

Next Match: Fabio Fognini vs. Laslo Djere or Filip Krajinovic – stats

Fognini will fight against either Laslo Djere or Filip Krajinovic in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Laslo Djere and 0-1 vs. Filip Krajinovic.

There is no head to head record between Fabio Fognini and Laslo Djere since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.

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