Mohamed Safwat defeats Alex Bolt 7-65 6-1 in the final in on Sunday.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Eventually, Safwat won the breaker at 5.
2nd set.
Safwat conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Bolt in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The Egyptian managed to boost his lead after breaking Bolt in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Mohamed won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
Statistics
At the end of the match, Mohamed scored 73 points vs. the Australian’s 56 points.
Mohamed served extremely well to win 78% of the points (35/45) behind his first serve, and he won 64% points (14/22) on his second serve. Safwat won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points because he converted only 40% (2/5). On the other side, Bolt wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Safwat and Bolt is 2-0.
Tennis Scores in Launceston Challenger
- Mohamed SafwatSafwat – Alex BoltBolt (7-65 6-1) – See score progression
