Pablo Cuevas stuns Taylor Harry Fritz 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Hamburg on Monday.
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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Uruguayan grabbed in the 7th game (4-3) before finally winning the set (6-4).
Cuevas was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (3-3 40-A). On the other side, Fritz was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 70 points. Cuevas conquered the set after winning 6 more points than the American (38-32). Pablo conceded 13 points on serve (25-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Taylor conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).
Cuevas had a racing start in this set after breaking Fritz in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Cuevas to win the set because the American found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) game. The Uruguayan kept his cool to break Fritz in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).
Cuevas converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the American converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (1-4 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 50 points. Pablo was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than the American (30-20). Cuevas conceded 8 points on serve (14-8). On the losing side, the American conceded 16 points on serve (12-16).
Pablo will add to his prize money € 11,050 after conquering this match. He has won already € 24,690 after this win. If he wins the next match, Pablo will add € 6,595 to his earnings to get in total € 31,285 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, Cuevas scored 68 points vs. Fritz’s 52.
The Uruguayan didn’t lose the focus when converting 57% of the break points that he procured (4/7). On the other side, Taylor wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Cuevas and Fritz is 1-0 for Pablo.
Highlights Pablo Cuevas vs. Taylor Harry Fritz Hamburg European Open – Hamburg
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