Davidovich Fokina prevails over Johnson in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS – COLOGNE RESULTS

BETT1HULKS CHAMPIONSHIPS - COLOGNE RESULTS. Davidovich Fokina gets the better of Johnson to take on Diego Sebastian Schwartzman or Oscar Otte in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Steve Johnson

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina gets the better of Steve Johnson 7-63 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cologne on Wednesday. Davidovich Fokina will face off with Diego Sebastian Schwartzman or Oscar Otte in the 3rd round.

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Alejandro won the set after he broke Steve in the 9th (5-4) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. However, Alejandro kept the focus to finally clinch the set at the following breaker at 3.

Alejandro failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 40.

Alejandro was unable to break the American in the 1st game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Tiebreak

Davidovich Fokina won 4 minibreaks in the 4th (3-1), 5th (4-1), 9th (6-3) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, the American won a minibreak in the 7th (2-5) point.

The Spaniard won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 5-1 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3, 7-c

Davidovich Fokina converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). In addition on the other side, the American converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 83 points. Davidovich Fokina conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Johnson (44-39). The Spaniard dropped 15 points on serve (28-15). On the losing side, the American conceded 16 points on serve (24-16).

Davidovich Fokina won the set after he broke Johnson in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Steve tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Nevertheless, the Spaniard maintained the focus to win the set 6-3.

The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, the American converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 5th game (1-3 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 59 points. Alejandro was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than Steve (33-26). Alejandro conceded 12 points on serve (21-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Johnson conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Fokina
Johnson
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
7-63 6-3
1h:34
Steve Johnson
77
77
Total points
65
65
36
36
Winners
24
24
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
37%
37%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
9
9
5
5
Double Faults
1
1
64%
64%
1st in
62%
62%
73%
73%
1st won
60%
60%
36/49
36/49
1st won
24/40
24/40
50%
50%
2nd won
56%
56%
14/28
14/28
2nd won
14/25
14/25
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
2/6
2/6
38%
38%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 77 points vs. the American’s 65.

The Spaniard won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points after he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the American was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Davidovich Fokina and Johnson is 1-0 for Alejandro.

Highlights Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Steve Johnson bett1HULKS Championships – Cologne

Draw and next match H2H: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman or Oscar Otte – stats

Davidovich Fokina will square off with either Diego Sebastian Schwartzman or Oscar Otte in the 3rd round. The head to head is 0-1 vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman and 0-0 vs. Oscar Otte.Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Draw info

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