ANTWERP. Tsonga bests Sonego in the 1st round

EUROPEAN OPEN - ANTWERP. Tsonga beats Sonego to play Steve Darcis or Gilles Simon in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Lorenzo Sonego

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga topples Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Antwerp on Monday. Tsonga will play against Steve Darcis or Gilles Simon in the 2nd 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 Jo-Wilfried conquered in the 4th game (3-1) before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the French Player conquered in the 5th game (3-2) before winning the set (6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the French Player scored 62 points vs. the Italian’s 46 points.

Tsonga served exceptionally well to win 88% of the points (28/32) behind his first serve, and he won 64% points (14/22) on his second serve. The French Player didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he procured (2/4). On the other side, Sonego wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Tsonga and Sonego is 2-0 for Jo-Wilfried.

Next Match: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Steve Darcis or Gilles Simon – stats

Tsonga will face either Steve Darcis or Gilles Simon in the 2nd round. The head to head is 1-0 vs. Steve Darcis and 9-3 vs. Gilles Simon.

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