Tommy Paul tops Kevin Anderson 6-4 0-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Hamburg on Monday. Paul will engage against Andrey Rublev in the 2nd round.
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Paul overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Anderson in the 1st game (1-0). That was sufficient for the American to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Tommy missed the chance to break the South African in the 9th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Paul converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the South african was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 64 points. Tommy was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than the South African (34-30). Tommy lost 9 points on serve (22-9). on the other side of the court, the South african conceded 12 points on serve (21-12).
This set was completely uneven as Anderson conceded no games to Paul before winning the set 6-0.
Kevin was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (5-0 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Anderson didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 41 points. Anderson was the winner of the set after clinching 13 more points than Paul (27-14). The South African surrendered 5 points on serve (12-5). on the other side of the court, Paul conceded 15 points on serve (9-15).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Paul snatched in the 3rd game (2-1) just before ultimately managing to win the set (6-4).
The American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40). On the other side, Anderson was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 40-A).
They played 53 points. This set was a huge battle since finally the American won only 1 point more than the South African (27-26). The American conceded 10 points on serve (23-10). In addition, on the other side, the South african conceded 4 points on serve (16-4).
The American will add to his prize money € 11,050 after winning this match. He has won already € 24,690 after this win. If he wins the next match, Tommy will add € 6,595 to his earnings to get in total € 31,285 in total.
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The American won this encounter even if he won less points than the South African (75 vs. 83).
The American won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 33% (2/6) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Anderson was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Paul and Anderson is 1-0 for Tommy.
Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Kevin Anderson Hamburg European Open – Hamburg
Draw and next match H2H: Tommy Paul vs. Andrey Rublev – stats
Paul will square off with Rublev in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Tommy Paul and Andrey Rublev fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
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- Andrey RublevRublev – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Pablo CuevasCuevas – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-4 6-2) – Stats and score progression
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