PRAGUE CHALLENGER. Pierre-Hugues Herbert overcomes Kolar in the 3rd round of the the Prague Challenger

PRAGUE CHALLENGER DRAW AND RESULTS. Herbert hustles Kolar to take on Tallon Griekspoor in the quarter

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. Zdenek Kolar

Pierre-Hugues Herbert gets the better of Zdenek Kolar 7-63 2-6 6-3 in the 3rd round in the Prague Challenger on Wednesday. Herbert will fight against Tallon Griekspoor in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st Set -
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Kolar overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Herbert in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Pierre-Hugues managed to stage a good comeback to break the Czech in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 3.

Tiebreak

Pierre-Hugues won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 6th (3-3), 7th (4-3) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Zdenek won 2 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2) and 5th (3-2) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3

Herbert converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Kolar converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A).

They contested 88 points. the French player conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Zdenek (46-42). Pierre-Hugues dropped 15 points on serve (28-15). on the other side of the court, Kolar conceded 18 points on serve (27-18).

2nd Set -
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The Czech in this set played at a much higher level than Pierre-Hugues and finally he won 6-2 after breaking the French player in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Herbert was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.

The Czech was spot on in converting all his break points in the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40). On the other side, Kolar didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 50 points. The Czech was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than Herbert (30-20). The Czech conceded 9 points on serve (17-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Pierre-Hugues conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).

3rd Set -
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Herbert won the set after he broke the Czech 3 times in the 5th (3-2), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Zdenek tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nevertheless, Herbert refused to give way to win the set 6-3.

the French player converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40), the 6th (3-3 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Zdenek converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40).

They played 61 points. Herbert was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than the Czech (34-27). the French player dropped 14 points on serve (18-14). Regarding the other side of the net, Zdenek conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

Herbert will add to his prize money € 1,530 after winning this match. He has won already € 3,710 after this win. If he wins the next match, Herbert will add € 2,660 to his earnings to earn € 6,370 in total.

Match Statistics

Herbert
Kolar
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
7-63 2-6 6-3
Zdenek Kolar
100
100
Total points
99
99
30
30
Winners
41
41
30%
30%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
2
2
6
6
Double Faults
4
4
49%
49%
1st in
68%
68%
63%
63%
1st won
59%
59%
30/48
30/48
1st won
41/69
41/69
52%
52%
2nd won
50%
50%
26/50
26/50
2nd won
16/32
16/32
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
Total
4/10
4/10
44%
44%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, the French player scored 100 points vs. Zdenek’s 99.

the French player won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Zdenek wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Herbert and Kolar is 1-0 for Pierre-Hugues.

Draw and next match H2H: Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. Tallon Griekspoor – stats

Herbert will come up against Griekspoor in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Tallon Griekspoor since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert Draw info

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