PRAGUE II CHALLENGER. Merciless Rinderknech sweeps aside Grenier in the 2nd round of the the Prague II Challenger

PRAGUE II CHALLENGER DRAW AND RESULTS. Rinderknech thumps Grenier

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Arthur Rinderknech vs. Hugo Grenier

Arthur Rinderknech extinguishes Hugo Grenier 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in the Prague II Challenger on Monday in what was an all-French player match after playing a fantastic match.

Score, report, and key facts

Rinderknech was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Grenier in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, that wasn’t sufficient for Arthur to win the set because Hugo managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Rinderknech kept his cool to break Hugo in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Rinderknech converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Grenier converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 2nd game (0-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 66 points. Arthur was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Grenier (36-30). Rinderknech conceded 14 points on serve (22-14). In addition, on the other side, Grenier conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).

Rinderknech had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Grenier in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Rinderknech improved his lead after breaking Hugo in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

An important stage of this set was when Arthur won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.

Rinderknech converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Rinderknech didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. Arthur won 13 points more than Grenier (30-17). Arthur was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (12-2). On the other side, Hugo conceded 18 points on serve (15-18).

Arthur will add to his prize money € 860 after managing to win this match. He has won already € 2,180 after this win. If he wins the next match, Arthur will add € 1,530 to his earnings to earn € 3,710 in total.

Match Statistics

Rinderknech
Grenier
Arthur Rinderknech
6-4 6-1
Hugo Grenier
66
66
Total points
47
47
23
23
Winners
22
22
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
47%
47%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
0
0
58%
58%
1st in
68%
68%
79%
79%
1st won
51%
51%
23/29
23/29
1st won
22/43
22/43
52%
52%
2nd won
45%
45%
11/21
11/21
2nd won
9/20
9/20
-- Break Points --
5/10
5/10
Total
1/3
1/3
50%
50%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Arthur scored 66 points vs. Hugo’s 47.

Arthur served very well to win 79% of the points (23/29) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (11/21) on his second serve. Rinderknech was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (5/10). On the other side, Hugo had some problems converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Rinderknech and Grenier is 1-0 for Arthur.

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