Vitaliy Sachko upsets Alejandro Tabilo 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in the Lima Challenger on Friday. Sachko will play against Thiago Agustin Tirante in the semifinal.
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Vitaliy won the set after he broke the Chilean in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. The Chilean tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian kept the focus to conquer the set 6-4.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Vitaliy won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.
The Ukrainian was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, Tabilo converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 6th (1-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40).
They contested 59 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Ukrainian won just 3 points more than Tabilo (31-28). Sachko lost 13 points on serve (19-13). on the other side of the court, Alejandro conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).
The Ukrainian won the set after he broke Alejandro in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. Tabilo tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Yet, Vitaliy refused to give way to win the set 6-4.
A crucial moment of this set was when the Ukrainian won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the score from 0-1 to 5-1.
They contested 62 points. Sachko was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than the Chilean (35-27). Vitaliy surrendered 13 points on serve (21-13). on the other side of the court, Alejandro conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).
Sachko will add to his prize money $ 1,050 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 2,510 as of now in this competition. If he wins the next match, the Ukrainian will add $ 1,730 to his earnings to get in total $ 4,240.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Sachko scored 65 points vs. the Chilean’s 56.
Vitaliy was absolutely great in converting all the break points (4/4). On the other side, Tabilo didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (2/4). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Sachko and Tabilo is 1-0 for Vitaliy.
Draw and next match H2H: Vitaliy Sachko vs. Thiago Agustin Tirante – stats
Sachko will square off with Agustin Tirante in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Vitaliy Sachko and Thiago Agustin Tirante since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Lima Challenger
- Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-2 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Vit KoprivaKopriva (6-74 6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-66 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (0-0) – H2H details and stats