TENNIS SCORES. Giron upsets Dzumhur in the semifinal in the New Haven Challenger

NEW HAVEN CHALLENGER. Giron shocks Dzumhur to face Tommy Paul in the final

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Marcos Giron vs. Damir Dzumhur

Marcos Giron surprises Damir Dzumhur 7-5 5-7 6-2 in the semifinal in New Haven Challenger on Saturday. Giron is going to play against Tommy Paul in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Giron won the set after he broke the Bosnian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Dzumhur tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Notwithstanding, Giron maintained the focus before winning the set 7-5.

2nd set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Damir conquered in the 12th game (7-5).

Marcos lost the 12th game (7-5) when he had 3 consecutive game points when leading 40-0.

3rd set.

The American in this set was too good for Damir and therefore he won 6-2 after breaking Dzumhur in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Dzumhur had no answers in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-2 to 6-2).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Giron scored 118 points vs. the Bosnian’s 103 points.

The American served extremely well to win 81% of the points (54/67) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 42% points (13/31) on his second serve. Giron struck 10 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Giron won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points because he converted only 20% (4/20). On the other side, the Bosnian was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 33% of his break points (2/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Giron and Dzumhur is 1-0.

Next Match: Marcos Giron vs. Tommy Paul – stats

Giron will face Paul in the final.

There is no head to head record between Marcos Giron and Tommy Paul since this will be the first time that they will play each other at pro level.

The last time that they fought against each other, Giron won 6-3 6-0 in the 1st round in Aptos Challenger back in 2018.

Tennis Scores in New Haven Challenger

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