Nick Kyrgios upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Halle on Wednesday. Kyrgios will clash against Pablo Carreno-Busta in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 5 minutes.
Kyrgios added to his prize money € 27,270 after conquering this match. He has won already € 58,485 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nick will add € 55,980 to his earnings to get in total € 114,465 in total.
Highlights Nick Kyrgios vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas Noventi Open – Halle
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Kyrgios scored 98 points vs. the Greek’s 85.
Kyrgios
Nick served extremely well to win 76% of the points (37/49) behind his first serve, and he won 76% points (28/37) on his second serve. The Australian won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points as he converted only 30% (3/10) of the procured opportunities.
Tsitsipas
On the other side, Tsitsipas was battling in converting his break points (only 13% – 1/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Kyrgios and Tsitsipas is 3-1 for Nick.
Draw and next match H2H: Nick Kyrgios vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta – stats
Kyrgios will take on Carreno-Busta in the quarter.
This will be the 3rd time that Nick Kyrgios and Pablo Carreno-Busta square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kyrgios (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Stefanos conquered in the 12th game (7-5).
Stefanos was flawless in converting all his break points in the 10th (5-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Tsitsipas didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 67 points. Stefanos conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Kyrgios (36-31). Tsitsipas surrendered 5 points on serve (24-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Nick conceded 12 points on serve (26-12).
Kyrgios started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 1st game (1-0). The Australian improved his lead after breaking Tsitsipas in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).
The Australian converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Kyrgios didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 58 points. Kyrgios won 12 points more than Stefanos (35-23). The Australian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). On the other side, Stefanos conceded 19 points on serve (21-19).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Kyrgios clinched in the 9th game (5-4) before finally winning the set (6-4).
They contested 58 points. The Australian conquered the set after winning 8 points more than the Greek (33-25). Nick surrendered 6 points on serve (24-6). On the losing side, the Greek conceded 9 points on serve (19-9).
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- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-65 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (5-7 6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (7-67 6-1) – Stats and score progression
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