Benjamin Bonzi stuns Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Marseille on Friday. Bonzi will face off with Arthur Fils in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. This run will match his best result in this tournament. Here you can see his history at this event.
Bonzi added to his prize money € 15,520 after winning this match. He has already won € 36,905 as of now in this event. If he wins the next match, the French player will add € 25,865 to his earnings to get in total € 62,770.
Highlights Benjamin Bonzi vs. Alex De Minaur Open 13 Provence – Marseille
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:40
At the end of the match, Bonzi scored 74 points vs. Alex’s 56.
Bonzi
Benjamin served very well to win 76% of the points (28/37) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (11/22) on his second serve. The French player was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (4/8).
De Minaur
On the other side, De Minaur didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Bonzi and De Minaur is 2-3 for Alex.
Draw and next match H2H: Benjamin Bonzi vs. Arthur Fils – stats
Bonzi will take on Fils in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Benjamin Bonzi and Arthur Fils since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Bonzi got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Alex De Minaur in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Bonzi managed to boost his lead after breaking De Minaur in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).
A defining moment of this set was when the French player won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.
Bonzi converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 2nd game (2-0 40-A). On the other side, the French player didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 63 points. Bonzi was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Alex (35-28). Benjamin dropped 8 points on serve (18-8). On the losing side, De Minaur conceded 17 points on serve (20-17).
Bonzi conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The French player broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to win the set 6-4.
The Australian was not able to offer any resistance in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-4 to 6-4.
Bonzi converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). In addition on the other side, De Minaur converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40).
They played 67 points. Benjamin won 11 points more than De Minaur (39-28). Bonzi conceded 12 points on serve (21-12). On the losing side, the Australian conceded 18 points on serve (16-18).
Tennis Scores in Marseille
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Mikael YmerYmer (6-3 3-6 7-66) – Stats and score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-2 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (7-5 3-6 7-66) – Stats and score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Alexander BublikBublik (4-1) – H2H details and stats
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
