Alexander Ritschard tops Alexander Cozbinov 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Las Vegas Challenger on Monday. Ritschard will have to play Alejandro Tabilo in the 2nd round.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Ritschard was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Cozbinov in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Ritschard to win the set as the Moldovan succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1), in the 8th (3-5) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Ritschard kept his cool to break the Moldovan in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (5-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game before managing to win the set (7-5).
The Swiss failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.
2nd set.
Ritschard started the set in the best possible way after breaking Cozbinov in the 1st game (1-0). That break was sufficient for Ritschard to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Statistics
At the end of the match, the Swiss scored 62 points vs. the Moldovan’s 53 points.
The Swiss didn’t lose the concentration in converting 71% of the break points that he procured (5/7). On the other side, the Moldovan was sharp when converting 75% of the break points that he procured points (3/4). Yet, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this contest, the head to head between Ritschard and Cozbinov is 1-0.
Next Match: Alexander Ritschard vs. Alejandro Tabilo – stats
Ritschard will take on Tabilo in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Alexander Ritschard and Alejandro Tabilo since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other at pro level.
Tennis Scores in Las Vegas Challenger
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