Yannick Maden bests Norbert Gombos 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the qualifications in Antwerp on Monday. Maden will play against Frances Tiafoe in the 1st round.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Maden was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Gombos in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Yannick managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Gombos in the 6th (5-1) game before managing to win the set (6-1).
2nd set.
Norbert won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Norbert broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set 6-3.
A crucial moment of the match was when Gombos won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.
3rd set.
Yannick won the set after he broke the Slovakian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Norbert tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. However, Yannick kept the situation under control before winning the set 6-4.
Statistics
At the end of the match, Yannick scored 90 points vs. Norbert’s 75 points.
Maden won this match even if he had a tough time in converting his break points as he converted only 45% (5/11). On the other side, Gombos had some problems in converting his break points since he converted only 33% of his break points (3/9). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Maden and Gombos is 1-0 for Yannick.
Next Match: Yannick Maden vs. Frances Tiafoe – stats
Maden will compete against Tiafoe in the 1st round.
There is no head to head record between Yannick Maden and Frances Tiafoe since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Antwerp
- Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (7-65 6-1) – See score progression
- Marius CopilCopil – Antoine HoangHoang (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Paolo LorenziLorenzi (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Yannick MadenMaden – Norbert GombosGombos (6-1 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
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