Mario Vilella Martinez overcomes Liam Broady 6-79 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in the Trieste Challenger on Friday. Vilella Martinez will seek to keep on going in this event against Riccardo Bonadio in the semifinal.
Score, report, and key facts
Broady took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Vilella Martinez in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Broady to win the set because Mario managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 10th (5-5) game. The Brit kept his focus before winning the set at the tiebreak at 9.
Tiebreak
Liam won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 12th (6-6), 16th (8-8) and 20th (11-9) point. On the other side, the Spaniard won 7 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 6th (2-4), 7th (3-4), 10th (6-4), 14th (7-7), 15th (8-7) and 18th (9-9) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 8-9, 9-9, 10-9, 11-9
Broady converted 100% of his break points (2/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 5th game (2-2 0-40). Broady saved 6 set points when he was 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8 and 8-9 down. On the other side, the Spaniard was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (0-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They played 83 points. Liam won 5 points more than Vilella Martinez (44-39). Liam dropped 16 points on serve (28-16). Regarding the other side of the net, Vilella Martinez conceded 16 points on serve (23-16).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Spaniard clinched in the 9th game (5-4) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).
The Spaniard converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Brit was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 69 points. The Spaniard was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Broady (38-31). Mario dropped 9 points on serve (24-9). On the other side, Liam conceded 14 points on serve (22-14).
Vilella Martinez got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Broady in the 1st game (1-0). That break was the key for the Spaniard to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Mario converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Liam was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (0-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 58 points. Mario conquered the set after winning 8 more points than the Brit (33-25). The Spaniard was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (21-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Liam conceded 12 points on serve (21-12).
Vilella Martinez will add to his prize money € 1,780 after conquering this match. He has won already € 4,260 so far in this competition. If he wins the next match, Vilella Martinez will add € 2,940 to his earnings to get in total € 7,200.
Match Statistics
At the end of the match, Mario scored 110 points vs. Broady’s 100.
The Spaniard won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points since he converted only 33% (4/12) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Broady was not so effective in converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Vilella Martinez and Broady is 1-0 for Mario.
Draw and next match H2H: Mario Vilella Martinez vs. Riccardo Bonadio – stats
Vilella Martinez will play Bonadio in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Mario Vilella Martinez and Riccardo Bonadio clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Vilella Martinez (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
Tennis Scores in Trieste Challenger
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (7-62 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez – Liam BroadyBroady (6-79 6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-1 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Maximilian MartererMarterer (2-6 7-5 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-0) – H2H details and stats