THE LAS VEGAS CHALLENGER. Kozlov shocks Rola in the 2nd round of the the Las Vegas Challenger

LAS VEGAS CHALLENGER. Kozlov shocks Rola to come up against Alexander Ritschard in the 3rd round

Prediction and head to head Stefan Kozlov vs. Blaz Rola

Stefan Kozlov upsets Blaz Rola 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Las Vegas Challenger on Tuesday. Kozlov will engage against Alexander Ritschard in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Kozlov conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) before winning the set (6-4).

2nd set.

Stefan won the set after he broke Rola 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game. The Slovenian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Yet, the American kept the focus before winning the set 6-3.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Kozlov scored 63 points vs. the Slovenian’s 47 points.

The American served pretty well to win 78% of the points (29/37) behind his first serve. Notwithstanding he won only 45% points (9/20) on his second serve. Stefan was great in converting all the break points (4/4). On the other side, Blaz was struggling in finding the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 20% of his break points (1/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Kozlov and Rola is 2-1.

Next Match: Stefan Kozlov vs. Alexander Ritschard – stats

Kozlov will come up against Ritschard in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Stefan Kozlov and Alexander Ritschard since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Las Vegas Challenger

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