Norbert Gombos stuns Radu Albot 6-4 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in New York on Tuesday. Gombos will face Marin Cilic in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Gombos had a strong start of this set after breaking Albot in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, there was more work to do for the Slovakian to win the set because Albot succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. Norbert kept his focus to break Radu in the 10th (6-4) game.

The Slovakian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, Albot was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (1-3 30-40).

Gombos had a great start in this set after breaking Albot in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The Slovakian managed to boost his lead after breaking Albot in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

A crucial moment of this set was when Gombos won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

Norbert converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 3rd (3-0 15-40) and the 6th game (5-0 30-40). On the other side, the Slovakian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 38 points. The Slovakian won 16 more points than the Moldovan (27-11). The Slovakian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). In addition, on the other side, Albot conceded 11 points on serve (8-11).

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Gombos grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) just before eventually conquering the set (6-4).

The Slovakian converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Moldovan was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 92 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Slovakian won just 2 more points than Radu (47-45). The Slovakian conceded 14 points on serve (26-14). On the losing side, Albot conceded 21 points on serve (31-21).

Norbert will add to his prize money $ 39,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 100,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Norbert will add $ 63,000 to his earnings to earn $ 163,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Gombos
Albot
6-4 6-1 6-4
108
108
Total points
84
84
43
43
Winners
45
45
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
54%
54%
36
36
Unforced
23
23
61%
61%
Ratio Unforced
39%
39%
11/18
11/18
Net Approaches
8/14
8/14
61%
61%
Perc
57%
57%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
7
7
2
2
Double Faults
5
5
65%
65%
1st in
64%
64%
75%
75%
1st won
67%
67%
43/57
43/57
1st won
45/67
45/67
58%
58%
2nd won
32%
32%
18/31
18/31
2nd won
12/37
12/37
-- Break Points --
5/13
5/13
Total
1/3
1/3
38%
38%
Won
33%
33%
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After this match, the head to head between Gombos and Albot is 2-1 for Norbert.

Highlights Norbert Gombos vs. Radu Albot U.S. Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Norbert Gombos vs. Marin Cilic – stats

Gombos will compete against Cilic in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Norbert Gombos and Marin Cilic since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Tennis Scores at the Us Open

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