Carlos Alcaraz Garfia tops Riccardo Bonadio 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Trieste Challenger on Sunday.
Score, report, and key facts
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Carlos snatched in the 9th game (5-4) before finally winning the set (6-4).
Alcaraz Garfia converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 9th game (4-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Bonadio wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They played 54 points. Carlos was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than the Italian (31-23). Alcaraz Garfia surrendered 5 points on serve (21-5). On the other side, Riccardo conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).
Bonadio conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Alcaraz Garfia in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, Alcaraz Garfia managed to stage a good comeback to break Bonadio 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (4-3) gamein the 9th game before winning the set (6-3) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
Bonadio was dominated in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 0-3 to 6-3.
The Spaniard converted 37% of his break points (3/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-2 30-40), the 5th (1-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Bonadio converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 54 points. The Spaniard was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Bonadio (32-22). The Spaniard conceded 7 points on serve (13-7). on the other side of the court, Riccardo conceded 19 points on serve (15-19).
The Spaniard pocketed € 5,050 after winning this final. He has earned € 12,250 prize money after conquering this tournament.
Match Statistics
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 63 points vs. Bonadio’s 46.
Carlos served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (27/34) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (7/12) on his second serve. Alcaraz Garfia won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Bonadio wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Alcaraz Garfia and Bonadio is 1-0 for Carlos.
At challenger level, this was the 1 career title for Carlos. he won the previous titles at the Trieste Challenger At challenger level, Bonadio lost the opportunity to win his title at the first attempt.
Tennis Scores in Trieste Challenger
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
