FRENCH OPEN STATS. Sebastian Korda upsets Seppi in the 1st round

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Korda stuns Seppi to face John Isner in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Korda vs. Andreas Seppi

Sebastian Korda stuns Andreas Seppi 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris on Sunday. Korda will try to go further in the tournament when playing against John Isner in the 2nd round.

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The American in this set was more solid than Seppi and without too much struggle he won 6-2 after breaking Andreas in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The American converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40). On the other side, Seppi was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (1-3 40-A and 40-A).

They played 48 points. Sebastian was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Andreas (29-19). Sebastian dropped 9 points on serve (20-9). In addition, on the other side, Seppi conceded 9 points on serve (10-9).

Korda had a great start in this set after breaking Seppi in the 2nd game (2-0). However, Seppi found the way to come back to break the American in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (3-2) game before winning the set (6-4).

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when the Italian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the score from 0-2 to 4-2.

Seppi converted 100% of his break points (2/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40). On the other side, Sebastian was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd game (1-0 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 53 points. Andreas won 7 points more than the American (30-23). Seppi surrendered 8 points on serve (18-8). on the other side of the net, Korda conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).

Korda had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Seppi in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Sebastian to win the set since Seppi succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (3-4) game. Korda maintained his cool to break the Italian in the 8th (5-3) game before conquering the set (6-3).

The American converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Andreas was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).

They contested 56 points. The American won 6 points more than Seppi (31-25). The American lost 13 points on serve (20-13). on the other side of the net, Andreas conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).

The American conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Sebastian broke back 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th () game to win the set 6-3.

The Italian was not able to offer any resistance in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-3 to 6-3.

The American converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-3 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Italian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 67 points. Sebastian conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Andreas (37-30). The American conceded 13 points on serve (19-13). On the other side, the Italian conceded 18 points on serve (17-18).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Korda
Seppi
Sebastian Korda
6-2 4-6 6-3
6-3
2h:25
Andreas Seppi
120
120
Total points
104
104
55
55
Winners
40
40
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
47
47
Unforced
36
36
57%
57%
Ratio Unforced
43%
43%
11/26
11/26
Net Approaches
10/14
10/14
42%
42%
Perc
71%
71%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
2
2
1
1
Double Faults
0
0
73%
73%
1st in
68%
68%
63%
63%
1st won
57%
57%
55/88
55/88
1st won
40/70
40/70
58%
58%
2nd won
52%
52%
19/33
19/33
2nd won
17/33
17/33
187
187
Fastest serve
183
183
162
162
AVG 1st Serve
158
158
120
120
AVG 2nd Serve
125
125
-- Break Points --
8/17
8/17
Total
4/9
4/9
47%
47%
Won
44%
44%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 120 points vs. Seppi’s 104.

Korda won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 47% (8/17) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Andreas was not so effective in converting his break points (only 44% – 4/9). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Korda and Seppi is 1-0 for Sebastian.

Draw and next match H2H: Sebastian Korda vs. John Isner – stats

Korda will play Isner in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Sebastian Korda and John Isner since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

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