ROME STATS. Koepfer upsets Monfils in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Koepfer upsets Monfils to compete against Lorenzo Musetti in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Dominik Koepfer vs. Gael Monfils

Dominik Koepfer upsets Gael Monfils 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rome on Thursday. Koepfer will fight against Lorenzo Musetti in the 3rd round.

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Dominik in this set was much more effective than the French player and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking the French player in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

An important stage of this set was when Koepfer won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

Dominik converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Monfils wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (1-2 40-A).

They played 56 points. The German was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than Monfils (33-23). Koepfer surrendered 8 points on serve (19-8). on the other side of the court, the French player conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).

Dominik won the set after he broke Gael in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Gael tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nonetheless, Dominik maintained the focus to win the set 6-4.

Koepfer converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (3-3 15-40). In addition on the other side, Monfils converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 5th game (2-3 30-40).

They contested 59 points. The German was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Monfils (33-26). Koepfer surrendered 12 points on serve (21-12). On the other side, the French player conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

Dominik will add to his prize money € 23,510 after winning this match. He has won already € 61,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Dominik will add € 14,000 to his earnings to get in total € 75,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Koepfer
Monfils
Dominik Koepfer
6-2 6-4
Gael Monfils
67
67
Total points
50
50
26
26
Winners
19
19
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
4
4
3
3
Double Faults
6
6
62%
62%
1st in
54%
54%
70%
70%
1st won
61%
61%
26/37
26/37
1st won
19/31
19/31
61%
61%
2nd won
42%
42%
14/23
14/23
2nd won
11/26
11/26
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
Total
1/3
1/3
44%
44%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Koepfer scored 67 points vs. Monfils’s 50.

Koepfer won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Gael was struggling when 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 Koepfer and Monfils is 1-0 for Dominik.

Highlights Dominik Koepfer vs. Gael Monfils Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Dominik Koepfer vs. Lorenzo Musetti – stats

Koepfer will come up against Musetti in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Dominik Koepfer and Lorenzo Musetti since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

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