PRAGUE II CHALLENGER. Ruthless Karatsev grounds Diez in the 2nd round of the the Prague II Challenger

PRAGUE II CHALLENGER DRAW AND RESULTS. Karatsev motors past Diez to face Ernests Gulbis in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Aslan Karatsev vs. Steven Diez

Aslan Karatsev crushes Steven Diez 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Prague II Challenger on Tuesday after playing a marvellous match to fight against Ernests Gulbis in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Karatsev had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Diez in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Nonetheless, there was more to do for the Russian to win the set as Steven found the way to break back in the 5th (1-4) game. Aslan maintained his focus to break the Canadian in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).

A crucial moment of this set was when the Russian won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

The Russian converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (3-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, the Canadian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 0th (0-0 30-40), the 4th (0-4 0-40) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 51 points. Karatsev conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Steven (31-20). The Russian dropped 13 points on serve (16-13). On the other side, Steven conceded 15 points on serve (7-15).

The Russian in this set was much more effective than Diez and finally he won 6-2 after breaking the Canadian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Karatsev converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 0-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, Aslan didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 43 points. Karatsev was the one to win the set after conquering 15 more points than the Canadian (29-14). Aslan was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). On the losing side, Steven conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).

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

Match Statistics

Karatsev
Diez
Aslan Karatsev
6-1 6-2
Steven Diez
60
60
Total points
34
34
19
19
Winners
13
13
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
5
5
45%
45%
1st in
58%
58%
86%
86%
1st won
50%
50%
19/22
19/22
1st won
13/26
13/26
48%
48%
2nd won
21%
21%
13/27
13/27
2nd won
4/19
4/19
-- Break Points --
5/9
5/9
Total
1/4
1/4
56%
56%
Won
25%
25%
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At the end of the match, Aslan scored 60 points vs. Steven’s 34.

Karatsev served very well to win 86% of the points (19/22) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 48% points (13/27) on his second serve. Karatsev was sharp when converting 56% of the break points that he conquered (5/9). On the other side, Steven had a tough time converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Karatsev and Diez is 2-1 for Steven.

Draw and next match H2H: Aslan Karatsev vs. Ernests Gulbis – stats

Karatsev will play Gulbis in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Aslan Karatsev and Ernests Gulbis fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Karatsev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Karatsev won 6-3 6-3 in the 3rd round in Prague Challenger back in August 2020.

Aslan Karatsev Draw info

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