Dmitry Popko wins against Yannick Maden 7-5 6-1 in the 3rd round in the Prague II Challenger on Wednesday. Popko will engage against Arthur Rinderknech in the quarter.
Score, report, and key facts
Popko won the set after he broke Maden 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 9th (5-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Maden tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Anyhow, Dmitry kept the focus to win the set 7-5.
The Kazakhstani failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 15.
Popko converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 9th (4-4 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the German converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had his opportunities in the 5th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 10th (4-5 15-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).
They contested 78 points. Popko conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Yannick (41-37). Dmitry lost 14 points on serve (21-14). Regarding the other side of the net, the German conceded 20 points on serve (23-20).
Popko took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Maden in the 1st game (1-0). Popko extended his lead after breaking Yannick in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
The German was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-1 to 6-1.
Dmitry was perfect in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, Maden was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 6th game (1-4 30-40).
They contested 47 points. The Kazakhstani won 11 points more than Maden (29-18). Dmitry conceded 9 points on serve (15-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Yannick conceded 14 points on serve (9-14).
Popko will add to his prize money € 1,530 after managing to win this match. He has won already € 3,710 after this win. If he wins the next match, Dmitry will add € 2,660 to his earnings to earn € 6,370 in total.
Match Statistics
At the end of the match, the Kazakhstani scored 70 points vs. Maden’s 55.
Dmitry was well focused in converting 67% of the break points that he procured (6/9). On the other side, Yannick wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Popko and Maden is 2-1 for Yannick.
Draw and next match H2H: Dmitry Popko vs. Arthur Rinderknech – stats
Popko will compete against Rinderknech in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Dmitry Popko and Arthur Rinderknech since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Prague II Challenger
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Sergiy StakhovskyStakhovsky (6-1 6-1) – 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
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Daniel MasurMasur (6-3 6-3) – 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
