Michael Vrbensky stuns Elias Ymer 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the quarter in the Prague Challenger on Thursday. Vrbensky will engage against Stan Wawrinka in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

The Czech in this set didn’t concede much to Elias and without too much struggle he won 6-2 after breaking Elias in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Elias was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-2 to 6-2.

Vrbensky was flawless in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, Elias wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).

They contested 45 points. Michael conquered the set after winning 9 points more than the Swede (27-18). The Czech dropped 8 points on serve (17-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Elias conceded 10 points on serve (10-10).

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Elias snatched in the 4th game (3-1) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).

Ymer lost a big opportunity to break Vrbensky in the 6th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

The Swede converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Czech was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 3rd game (1-1 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 75 points. Elias conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Michael (40-35). Elias conceded 17 points on serve (28-17). On the other side, Vrbensky conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).

Vrbensky won the set after he broke Elias in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Ymer tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Yet, Michael didn’t blink to win the set 6-4.

The Czech failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.

Vrbensky was perfect in converting all his break points in the 8th

(4-3 30-40) and the 10th
game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, Elias converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They contested 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Vrbensky won just 3 points more than Ymer (30-27). Michael surrendered 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the net, the Swede conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).

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

Match Statistics

Vrbensky
Ymer
6-2 3-6 6-4
92
92
Total points
85
85
29
29
Winners
33
33
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
43%
43%
1st in
60%
60%
78%
78%
1st won
60%
60%
29/37
29/37
1st won
33/55
33/55
53%
53%
2nd won
58%
58%
26/49
26/49
2nd won
21/36
21/36
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
2/10
2/10
50%
50%
Won
20%
20%
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At the end of the match, Michael scored 92 points vs. Elias’s 85.

Vrbensky served very well to win 78% of the points (29/37) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (26/49) on his second serve. Vrbensky was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (4/8). On the other side, Ymer was battling in converting his break points (only 20% – 2/10). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Michael Vrbensky vs. Stan Wawrinka – stats

Vrbensky will come up against Wawrinka in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Michael Vrbensky and Stan Wawrinka since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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