Sebastian Korda conquers Andy Murray 6-4 1-6 6-1 in the quarter in Gijon on Friday. Korda will face off with Arthur Rinderknech in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes.
Korda added to his prize money € 13,430 after winning this match. He has won already € 31,925 till now in this event. If he wins the next match, Korda will add € 22,375 to his earnings to get in total € 54,300.
Highlights Sebastian Korda vs. Andy Murray Gijon Open – Gijon
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Korda scored 91 points vs. Murray’s 84.
Korda
The American won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 29% (4/14) of the procured opportunities.
Murray
On the other side, the Brit was battling in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Korda and Murray is 1-0 for Sebastian.
Draw and next match H2H: Sebastian Korda vs. Arthur Rinderknech – stats
Korda will come up against Rinderknech in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Sebastian Korda and Arthur Rinderknech face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Korda (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.
Live score progression and stats
Sebastian won the set after he broke Andy in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Andy tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Notwithstanding, Korda didn’t blink to conquer the set 6-4.
Sebastian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.
Sebastian converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (4-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Andy converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 64 points. Korda was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Murray (35-29). The American surrendered 11 points on serve (19-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Murray conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).
Korda didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Andy Murray in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Andy managed to boost his lead after breaking Sebastian in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).
Korda had to surrender the 2nd game (2-0) when he had a strong 40-0 lead while on serve. Certainly, a key moment was when Andy won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.
They played 59 points. Andy was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than the American (36-23). Murray surrendered 10 points on serve (21-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Korda conceded 15 points on serve (13-15).
Korda commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Andy Murray in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Korda reinforced his lead after breaking the Brit in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).
The Brit capitulated the 4th game (4-0) when he had a strong 40-0 lead while on serve. A defining moment of this set was when the American won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
Sebastian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Andy wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (0-4 40-A).
They played 52 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than Andy (33-19). The American surrendered 7 points on serve (19-7). on the other side of the court, Andy conceded 14 points on serve (12-14).
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