KITZBUHEL STATS. Unforgiving Huesler destroys Fognini in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS

GENERALI OPEN - KITZBUHEL DRAW AND RESULTS. Huesler upsets Fognini to take on Feliciano Lopez in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Fabio Fognini

Marc-Andrea Huesler stuns Fabio Fognini 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Kitzbuhel on Thursday after playing a remarkable match to deal with Feliciano Lopez in the quarter.

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Huesler was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Fognini in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Swiss managed to boost his lead after breaking Fabio in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).

Huesler converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, the Italian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 0th game (0-0 30-40).

They played 40 points. Huesler was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than the Italian (27-13). Huesler lost 5 points on serve (17-5). Regarding the other side of the net, the Italian conceded 10 points on serve (8-10).

The Swiss in this set stepped up in great fashion to overplay the Italian and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking Fognini in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

A defining moment of this set was when Huesler won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the game count from 0-1 to 5-1.

Huesler converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Fognini was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 49 points. The Swiss was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than the Italian (31-18). The Swiss surrendered 5 points on serve (17-5). On the losing side, Fabio conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).

The Swiss will add to his prize money € 1,815 after winning this match. He has won already € 9,240 after this win. If he wins the next match, Huesler will add € 3,955 to his earnings to get in total € 13,195 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Huesler
Fognini
Marc-Andrea Huesler
6-1 6-2
Fabio Fognini
58
58
Total points
31
31
22
22
Winners
13
13
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
6
6
57%
57%
1st in
44%
44%
88%
88%
1st won
65%
65%
22/25
22/25
1st won
13/20
13/20
63%
63%
2nd won
32%
32%
12/19
12/19
2nd won
8/25
8/25
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
Total
0/3
0/3
44%
44%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Swiss scored 58 points vs. Fognini’s 31.

Huesler served very well to win 88% of the points (22/25) behind his first serve, and he won 63% points (12/19) on his second serve. Huesler won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the Italian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Huesler and Fognini is 1-0 for Marc-Andrea.

Highlights Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Fabio Fognini Generali Open – Kitzbuhel

Draw and next match H2H: Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Feliciano Lopez – stats

Huesler will fight against Lopez in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Marc-Andrea Huesler and Feliciano Lopez since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Marc-Andrea Huesler Draw info

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