Tommy Paul dispatches Ryan Peniston 6-4 7-63 in the 2nd round in Cary Challenger on Wednesday. Paul will fight against Brandon Nakashima in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Paul had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Peniston in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Tommy to win the set as Peniston managed to break back in the 8th (3-5) game.

A crucial moment of the match was when Paul won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

2nd set.

Paul conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Peniston in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, there was more work to do for the American to win the set because the Brit managed to break back in the 10th (5-5) game. Paul kept his cool before winning the set at the breaker at 3.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the American scored 80 points vs. the Brit’s 71 points.

The American served very well to win 75% of the points (27/36) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (17/32) on his second serve. Tommy won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 38% (3/8). On the other side, Peniston had some problems in converting his break points because he converted only 40% of his break points (2/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Paul and Peniston is 1-0.

Next Match: Tommy Paul vs. Brandon Nakashima – stats

Paul will take on Nakashima in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Tommy Paul and Brandon Nakashima since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.

Tennis Scores in Cary Challenger

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