PRAGUE CHALLENGER. Ymer stuns Klizan in the 2nd round of the the Prague Challenger

Elias Ymer surprises Martin Klizan 6-2 2-6 6-2 in the 2^nd round in the Prague Challenger on Tuesday. Ymer will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Tomas Machac in the 3^rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Elias in this set played a much better tennis than the Slovakian and without many problems he won 6-2 after breaking Martin in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

Elias converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3^rd (2-1 30-40) and the 8^th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Ymer didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 44 points. Ymer was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than Martin (27-17). Ymer conceded 5 points on serve (17-5). On the losing side, Martin conceded 10 points on serve (12-10).

Klizan started the set strong after breaking Ymer in the 1^st game (1-0). Martin managed to boost his lead after breaking Elias in the 7^th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

The Slovakian was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1^st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7^th game (4-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Slovakian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 55 points. Klizan won 7 more points than the Swede (31-24). The Slovakian surrendered 10 points on serve (20-10). on the other side of the net, Elias conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).

Ymer commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Klizan in the 2^nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Ymer to win the set as Klizan succeeded in breaking back in the 3^rd (1-2) game. Ymer kept his focus to break Martin in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

Elias was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1^st (0-0 40-A), the 4^th (2-1 15-40) and the 8^th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, Martin was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3^rd game (0-2 15-40).

They contested 47 points. Ymer was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than the Slovakian (28-19). Ymer conceded 8 points on serve (13-8). In addition, on the other side, Klizan conceded 15 points on serve (11-15).

Ymer will add to his prize money € 860 after conquering this match. He has won already € 2,180 after this win. If he wins the next match, Elias will add € 1,530 to his earnings to earn € 3,710 in total.

Match Statistics

Ymer

Klizan

6-2 2-6 6-2

79

79

Total points

67

67

25

25

Winners

24

24

32%

32%

Ratio Winners

36%

36%

-- Serve --

4

4

Aces

7

7

1

1

Double Faults

3

3

59%

59%

1st in

51%

51%

63%

63%

1st won

60%

60%

25/40

25/40

1st won

24/40

24/40

68%

68%

2nd won

50%

50%

19/28

19/28

2nd won

19/38

19/38

-- Break Points --

5/6

5/6

Total

3/6

3/6

83%

83%

Won

50%

50%

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At the end of the match, Elias scored 79 points vs. the Slovakian’s 67.

Ymer was sharp when converting 83% of the break points that he procured (5/6). On the other side, Martin was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (3/6). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Ymer and Klizan is 1-0 for Elias.

Draw and next match H2H: Elias Ymer vs. Tomas Machac – stats

Ymer will compete against Machac in the 3^rd round.

There is no head to head record between Elias Ymer and Tomas Machac since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Prague Challenger

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• Elias YmerYmer – Martin KlizanKlizan (6-2 2-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
• Yannick MadenMaden – Arthur De GreefDe Greef (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
• Oscar OtteOtte – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-2 6-3) – Stats and score progression
• Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (2-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
• Jozef KovalikKovalik – Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras (4-6 6-1 6-2) – Stats and score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (5-7 6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
• Philipp KohlschreiberKohlschreiber – Mats MoraingMoraing (6-1 7-6³) – Stats and score progression
• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-1 4-6 6-1) – Stats and score progression
• Zdenek KolarKolar – Sebastian OfnerOfner (7-6⁷ 7-5) – Stats and score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Blaz RolaRola (6-4 7-6⁴) – Stats and score progression
• Tomas MachacMachac – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (6-0 7-5) – Stats and score progression
• Sumit NagalNagal – Jay ClarkeClarke (6-3 5-7 4-1 ret.) – Stats and score progression

Upcoming matches

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• Ernests GulbisGulbis – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Yannick MadenMaden (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Jozef KovalikKovalik – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Elias YmerYmer – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Zdenek KolarKolar – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Sumit NagalNagal (0-0) – H2H details and stats