TENNIS SCORES. Ilya Ivashka prevails over Viola in the qualifications in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG OPEN - ST. PETERSBURG. Ivashka prevails over Viola to fight against Andrey Rublev in the 1st round

Prediction and head to head Ilya Ivashka vs. Matteo Viola

Ilya Ivashka gets by Matteo Viola 6-4 6-2 in the qualifications in St. Petersburg on Monday. Ivashka will try to go further in the tournament when he will face Andrey Rublev in the 1st round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Ivashka came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Viola in the 1st game (1-0). That break was sufficient for Ilya to win the set (6-4) as there were no other breaks.

2nd set.

Ivashka came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Viola in the 1st game (1-0). Ilya extended his lead after breaking the Italian in the 5th (4-1) game before managing to win the set (6-2).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 61 points vs. Viola’s 41 points.

Ilya served extremely well to win 92% of the points (33/36) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 46% points (6/13) on his second serve. Ivashka didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (3/6). On the other side, the Italian wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Ivashka and Viola is 1-0 for Ilya.

Next Match: Ilya Ivashka vs. Andrey Rublev – stats

Ivashka will come up against Rublev in the 1st round.

There is no head to head record between Ilya Ivashka and Andrey Rublev since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

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