Stan Wawrinka survives Daniel Evans 3-6 7-63 7-5 in the 1st round in St. Petersburg on Monday after winning a huge battle. Wawrinka will play against Evgeny Donskoy in the 2nd round.
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Daniel won the set after he broke Wawrinka in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
They played 54 points. Evans won 10 points more than the Swiss (32-22). Daniel surrendered 7 points on serve (18-7). In addition, on the other side, Wawrinka conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).
Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Eventually, Wawrinka won the breaker at 7-3.
Tiebreak
Wawrinka won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (4-0), 8th (6-2) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Daniel won a minibreak in the 6th (2-4) point.
The Swiss won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 7-c
Wawrinka wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, the Brit was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 12th game (6-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 86 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Wawrinka won just 2 more points than Evans (44-42). The Swiss surrendered 11 points on serve (29-11). In addition, on the other side, the Brit conceded 15 points on serve (31-15).
Evans had a favorable start in this set after breaking Wawrinka in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Stan managed to stage a good comeback to break Daniel 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Stan won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to bring the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.
Wawrinka converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 6th (4-1 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). On the other side, Daniel was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 0-40).
They played 73 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Swiss won just 3 points more than the Brit (38-35). Stan dropped 12 points on serve (18-12). on the other side of the court, the Brit conceded 20 points on serve (23-20).
The Swiss will add to his prize money $ 12,935 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 28,905 after this win. If he wins the next match, Stan will add $ 7,715 to his earnings to get in total $ 36,620 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
Stan won this match even if he scored less points than Evans (105 vs. 108).
Stan won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points after he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Daniel was sharp when converting 57% of the break points that he conquered points (4/7). However, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Wawrinka and Evans is 4-0 for Stan.
Highlights Stan Wawrinka vs. Daniel Evans St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg
Draw and next match H2H: Stan Wawrinka vs. Evgeny Donskoy – stats
Wawrinka will fight against Donskoy in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Stan Wawrinka and Evgeny Donskoy since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
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