NEW YORK. Diego Schwartzman overcomes Ruud in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Schwartzman victorious over Ruud to play Reilly Opelka in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Diego Sebastian Schwartzman vs. Casper Ruud

Diego Sebastian Schwartzman topples Casper Ruud 7-62 6-3 in the 1st round in New York on Sunday. Schwartzman will play against Reilly Opelka in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

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Schwartzman won the set after he broke the Norwegian in the 3rd (2-1) game. The Norwegian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. However, Diego didn’t lose the lead to ultimately clinch the set at the following breaker at 2.

Schwartzman converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 3rd game (1-1 15-40). On the other side, Casper was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (1-2 15-40).

They contested 86 points. Diego was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than Ruud (47-39). Diego dropped 12 points on serve (27-12). on the other side of the court, the Norwegian conceded 18 points on serve (27-20).

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Schwartzman started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Ruud in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was decisive for Diego to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

The Argentine was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 30-40). On the other side, the Argentine didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 53 points. Diego was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than the Norwegian (30-23). Schwartzman surrendered 9 points on serve (23-9). In addition, on the other side, Casper conceded 7 points on serve (14-7).

Schwartzman will add to his prize money $ 18,890 after winning this match. He has won already $ 43,450 after this win. If he wins the next match, Diego will add $ 29,800 to his earnings to earn $ 73,250 in total.

Match Statistics

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At the end of the match, Diego scored 77 points vs. Ruud’s 64.

Diego served extremely well to win 84% of the points (32/38) behind his first serve, and he won 51% points (18/35) on his second serve. The Argentine was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (2/4). On the other side, The Norwegian was stunning in converting the only break point that he converted. Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this contest, the head to head between Schwartzman and Ruud is 4-0 for Diego.

Highlights Diego Sebastian Schwartzman vs. Casper Ruud Western & Southern Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Diego Sebastian Schwartzman vs. Reilly Opelka – stats

Schwartzman will play Opelka in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Diego Sebastian Schwartzman and Reilly Opelka fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Schwartzman and Opelka (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Opelka won 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Miami back in 2019.

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