Danilo Petrovic aces Alex Molcan 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Sibiu Challenger on Saturday. Petrovic will play Christopher O Connell in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Petrovic got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Molcan in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was enough for Petrovic to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
2nd set.
Petrovic didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Molcan in the 1st game (1-0). Danilo improved his lead after breaking the Slovakian in the 9th (6-3) game before winning the set.
Statistics
At the end of the match, Danilo scored 67 points vs. the Slovakian’s 48 points.
The Serbian served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (29/36) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (14/24) on his second serve. Petrovic didn’t lose the focus when converting 75% of the break points that he procured (3/4). On the other side, the Slovakian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Petrovic and Molcan is 1-0.
Next Match: Danilo Petrovic vs. Christopher O Connell – stats
Petrovic will take on O Connell in the final.
There is no head to head record between Danilo Petrovic and Christopher O Connell since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Sibiu Challenger
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Jelle SelsSels (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Danilo PetrovicPetrovic – Alex MolcanMolcan (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Danilo PetrovicPetrovic (0-0) – See H2H details
