THE NINGBOO CHALLENGER RESULTS. Diez stuns Gunneswaran in the quarter of the the Ningboo Challenger

Steven Diez stuns Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Ningboo Challenger on Friday. Diez will have to play Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Diez clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3^rd (1-2) game, Diez broke back in the 4^th (2-2) and in the 6^th (4-2) game before winning the set 6-3.

A crucial moment of the match was when Steven won 4 consecutive games in the 1^st set to change the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.

2^nd set.

Diez had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Gunneswaran in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, that was not enough for the Canadian to win the set since Prajnesh found the way to break back in the 4^th (1-3) and in the 8^th (3-5) game. Steven maintained his focus to break Prajnesh in the 5^th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Diez scored 67 points vs. Gunneswaran’s 55 points.

Steven won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points because he converted only 42%

(5/12). On the other side, the Indian was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (3/6). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Diez and Gunneswaran is 1-0.

Next Match: Steven Diez vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – stats

Diez will take on Davidovich Fokina in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Steven Diez and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina since this will be the first time that they will play each other at pro level.

Tennis Scores in Ningboo Challenger

• Bradley KlahnKlahn – Hiroki MoriyaMoriya (4-6 6-0 7-5) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Borna GojoGojo (6-7³ 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Steven DiezDiez – Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran (6-3 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Steven DiezDiez – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-0) – See H2H details
• Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Bradley KlahnKlahn (0-0) – See H2H details