Robin Haase brushes past Zdenek Kolar 6-3 6-2 in the 3rd round in the Prague II Challenger on Wednesday after playing a terrific match to fight against Tallon Griekspoor in the quarter.
Score, report, and key facts
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Dutch conquered in the 6th game (4-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).
The Dutch was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (3-2 15-40). On the other side, Kolar was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 0th (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 56 points. Robin won 6 points more than the Czech (31-25). Robin surrendered 12 points on serve (23-12). On the losing side, Kolar conceded 8 points on serve (13-8).
Haase had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Kolar in the 1st game (1-0). The Dutch managed to boost his lead after breaking the Czech in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Haase was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, the Dutch didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 39 points. Robin was the winner of the set after clinching 15 points more than Zdenek (27-12). The Dutch was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). On the other side, Zdenek conceded 11 points on serve (9-11).
Haase will add to his prize money € 1,530 after conquering this match. He has won already € 3,710 after this win. If he wins the next match, Robin will add € 2,660 to his earnings to earn € 6,370 in total.
Match Statistics
At the end of the match, Robin scored 58 points vs. Zdenek’s 37.
Haase served very well to win 79% of the points (26/33) behind his first serve, and he won 62% points (13/21) on his second serve. Robin was remarkable in converting all the break points (3/3). On the other side, the Czech wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Haase and Kolar is 1-0 for Robin.
Draw and next match H2H: Robin Haase vs. Tallon Griekspoor – stats
Haase will play Griekspoor in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Robin Haase and Tallon Griekspoor clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Haase (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
Tennis Scores in Prague II Challenger
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Sergiy StakhovskyStakhovsky (6-1 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Daniel MasurMasur (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Yannick MadenMaden (7-5 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Robin HaaseHaase – Zdenek KolarKolar (6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Lukas RosolRosol – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Renzo OlivoOlivo – Sebastian OfnerOfner (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Ernests GulbisGulbis (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Robin HaaseHaase (0-1) – H2H details and stats
