Dominik Koepfer thumps Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 6-0 in the 3rd round in Rome on Friday after playing a fantastic match to clash against Novak Djokovic in the quarter.
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Koepfer conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) prior to finally managing to win the set (6-4).
Koepfer was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40). On the other side, Lorenzo was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They contested 57 points. Koepfer won 5 points more than Lorenzo (31-26). Dominik dropped 9 points on serve (22-9). On the other side, the Italian conceded 9 points on serve (17-9).
Musetti was broken 3 times and the German won the set 6-0.
The German was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 30-40). On the other side, the Italian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 41 points. Dominik was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than the Italian (27-14). The German lost 7 points on serve (14-7). on the other side of the court, Musetti conceded 13 points on serve (7-13).
Koepfer will add to his prize money € 14,000 after winning this match. He has won already € 75,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Dominik will add € 25,000 to his earnings to get in total € 100,000 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, Dominik scored 58 points vs. Musetti’s 40.
Dominik served very well to win 76% of the points (22/29) behind his first serve, and he won 61% points (14/23) on his second serve. Dominik was absolutely great in converting all the break points (4/4). On the other side, Musetti wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Koepfer and Musetti is 1-0 for Dominik.
Draw and next match H2H: Dominik Koepfer vs. Novak Djokovic – stats
Koepfer will square off with Djokovic in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Dominik Koepfer and Novak Djokovic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
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