TENNIS SCORES. Staunch Alexei Popyrin survives Istomin in the qualifications of the Chengdu Open

CHENGDU OPEN - CHENGDU. Popyrin outlasts Istomin to fight against Fernando Verdasco in the 1st round

Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Denis Istomin

Alexei Popyrin survives Denis Istomin 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the qualifications in Chengdu on Sunday after conquering a huge battle. Popyrin will engage against Fernando Verdasco in the 1st round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Popyrin conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

Istomin had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Popyrin in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was the key and it was sufficient for the Uzbek to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

3rd set.

Popyrin had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Istomin in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, there was more to do for Popyrin to win the set because Istomin found the way to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. Popyrin maintained his focus to break Denis in the 12th (7-5) game.

Statistics

The Australian won this contest even if he scored less points than the Uzbek (86 vs. 87).

The Australian won this match even if he had a tough time in converting his break points as he converted only 43% (3/7). On the other side, Istomin was struggling in converting his break points as he converted only 40% of his break points (2/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Popyrin and Istomin is 1-1.

Next Match: Alexei Popyrin vs. Fernando Verdasco – stats

Popyrin will face Verdasco in the 1st round.

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Fernando Verdasco since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

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