NEW YORK. Korda shocks Balazs in the qualifications of the Western & Southern Open

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Korda stuns Balazs to fight against Gilles Simon in the next round

By
Luke Meyer
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Sebastian Korda stuns Attila Balazs 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the qualifications in New York on Thursday. Korda will clash against Gilles Simon in the next round.

Score, report, and key facts

The American won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game, The American broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th () game to conquer the set 6-4.

Attila was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-4 to 6-4.

Korda converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 6th (2-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-4 0-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Attila converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 40-A).

They contested 63 points. The American won 7 more points than Attila (35-28). Sebastian surrendered 14 points on serve (18-14). On the losing side, Balazs conceded 17 points on serve (14-17).

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Balazs conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Balazs was flawless in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, the Hungarian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 59 points. Balazs won 5 more points than the American (32-27). Attila dropped 6 points on serve (20-6). On the losing side, Sebastian conceded 12 points on serve (21-12).

Balazs commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Korda in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Sebastian managed to stage a great comeback to break Balazs in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Korda won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.

Korda converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). In addition on the other side, the Hungarian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 5th game (1-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 63 points. Korda was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than the Hungarian (35-28). Korda lost 12 points on serve (20-12). On the losing side, Attila conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).

Match Statistics

Korda
Balazs
Sebastian Korda
6-4 4-6 6-3
Attila Balazs
97
97
Total points
88
88
45
45
Winners
25
25
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
28%
28%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
5
5
6
6
Double Faults
5
5
64%
64%
1st in
52%
52%
73%
73%
1st won
54%
54%
45/62
45/62
1st won
25/46
25/46
40%
40%
2nd won
60%
60%
14/35
14/35
2nd won
25/42
25/42
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
4/11
4/11
45%
45%
Won
36%
36%
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At the end of the match, Korda scored 97 points vs. Attila’s 88.

The American won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the Hungarian was not so effective in converting his break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Korda and Balazs is 1-0 for Sebastian.

Draw and next match H2H: Sebastian Korda vs. Gilles Simon – stats

Korda will square off with Simon in the next round.

There is no head to head record between Sebastian Korda and Gilles Simon since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

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