STOCKHOLM. Nishioka surprises Harry Fritz in the 2nd round

INTRUM STOCKHOLM OPEN - STOCKHOLM. Nishioka stuns Harry Fritz to take on Filip Krajinovic in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Taylor Harry Fritz

Yoshihito Nishioka shocks Taylor Harry Fritz 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in Stockholm on Wednesday. Nishioka will engage against Filip Krajinovic in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Yoshihito clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 8th (3-5) game, Yoshihito broke back in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set 7-5.

The American had no answers in the last 4 games of the set (from 3-5 to 7-5).

2nd set.

Nishioka got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Harry Fritz in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for the Japanese to win the set because the American found the way to break back in the 8th (3-5) game.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Japanese scored 64 points vs. the American’s 53 points.

Nishioka was pretty effective in converting 80% of the break points that he conquered (4/5). On the other side, the American was pretty effective in converting 67% of the break points that he procured points (2/3). However, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Nishioka and Harry Fritz is 2-0 for Yoshihito.

Next Match: Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Filip Krajinovic – stats

Nishioka will square off with Krajinovic in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Yoshihito Nishioka and Filip Krajinovic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

The last time that they locked horns, Krajinovic won 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Vicenza Challenger back in 2014.

Tennis Scores in Stockholm

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