STOCKHOLM. Mikael Ymer defeats Sousa in the 1st round of the Intrum Stockholm Open

INTRUM STOCKHOLM OPEN - STOCKHOLM. Ymer ousts Sousa to take on Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the 2nd round

Prediction and head to head Mikael Ymer vs. Joao Sousa

Mikael Ymer dispatches Joao Sousa 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Stockholm on Wednesday. Ymer will play Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Mikael won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (4-5) game. Ymer broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (7-5) game before winning the set 7-5.

2nd set.

The Swede won the set after he broke Sousa 3 times in the 4th (3-1), in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Sousa tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Yet, Ymer maintained the focus before winning the set 6-4.

The Swede failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Ymer scored 73 points vs. the Portuguese’s 62 points.

Ymer was effective when converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (6/10). On the other side, Sousa was well focused in converting 57% of the break points that he procured points (4/7). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this contest, the head to head between Ymer and Sousa is 1-1.

Next Match: Mikael Ymer vs. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe – stats

Ymer will come up against Stebe in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Mikael Ymer and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe since this will be the first time that they will play each other at pro level.

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