PRAGUE CHALLENGER. Aslan Karatsev upsets Laaksonen in the quarter of the the Prague Challenger

PRAGUE CHALLENGER DRAW AND RESULTS. Karatsev shocks Laaksonen to fight against Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Aslan Karatsev vs. Henri Laaksonen

Aslan Karatsev upsets Henri Laaksonen 7-63 6-4 in the quarter in the Prague Challenger on Thursday. Karatsev is going to play against Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

Aslan conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Aslan broke back in the 10th (5-5) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 7-3.

Tiebreak

Aslan won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 7th (5-2) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Laaksonen won a minibreak in the 8th (3-5) point.

Aslan won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 4-2 lead.

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

Karatsev converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the Swiss converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40).

They played 96 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Russian won just 2 points more than the Swiss (49-47). The Russian surrendered 17 points on serve (30-17). on the other side of the court, Laaksonen conceded 19 points on serve (30-19).

Aslan won the set after he broke the Swiss in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Laaksonen tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. However, Karatsev refused to give way to win the set 6-4.

Karatsev converted 22% of his break points (2/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Henri was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (2-3 0-40).

They played 70 points. Aslan was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Henri (37-33). Karatsev surrendered 9 points on serve (16-9). on the other side of the net, Laaksonen conceded 21 points on serve (24-21).

Aslan will add to his prize money € 2,660 after conquering this match. He has won already € 6,370 so far in the tournament. If he wins the next match, the Russian will add € 4,400 to his earnings to get in total € 10,770.

Match Statistics

Karatsev
Laaksonen
Aslan Karatsev
7-63 6-4
Henri Laaksonen
87
87
Total points
82
82
25
25
Winners
31
31
29%
29%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
8
8
6
6
Double Faults
4
4
46%
46%
1st in
53%
53%
76%
76%
1st won
60%
60%
25/33
25/33
1st won
31/52
31/52
53%
53%
2nd won
54%
54%
20/38
20/38
2nd won
25/46
25/46
-- Break Points --
3/11
3/11
Total
2/3
2/3
27%
27%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 87 points vs. the Swiss’s 82.

Aslan served very well to win 76% of the points (25/33) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (20/38) on his second serve. Karatsev won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 27% (3/11) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Laaksonen didn’t lose the concentration in converting 67% of the break points that he conquered points (2/3). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Karatsev and Laaksonen is 1-0 for Aslan.

Draw and next match H2H: Aslan Karatsev vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert – stats

Karatsev will fight against Herbert in the semifinal.

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

Aslan Karatsev Draw info

Tennis Scores in Prague Challenger

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