Mischa Zverev upsets John Millman 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Cologne on Monday after playing a fantastic match to face off with Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd round.

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Mischa was far too good to drop just 1 game before breaking Millman 3 times and win the set 6-1.

Millman was eclipsed in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-1 to 6-1.

The German converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Millman was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 6th game (1-4 30-40).

They contested 44 points. Mischa conquered the set after winning 10 points more than the Australian (27-17). The German lost 8 points on serve (14-8). On the other side, Millman conceded 13 points on serve (9-13).

Zverev conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Millman in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. However, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Mischa to win the set since Millman found the way to break back in the 5th (1-4) and in the 7th (3-4) game. The German kept his focus to break John in the 10th (6-4) game.

Certainly, a key moment was when Mischa won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0. Notwithstanding also the Australian won 4 consecutive games from 0-4 to 4-4

Zverev converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, John converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had his opportunities in the 5th (0-4 0-40 and 15-40), the 6th (2-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 62 points. This set was so close that, Mischa won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Zverev lost 17 points on serve (19-17). On the losing side, John conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

The German will add to his prize money € 2,010 after winning this match. He has won already € 7,425 after this win. If he wins the next match, Zverev will add € 1,815 to his earnings to get in total € 9,240 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zverev
Millman
6-1 6-4
1h:18
58
58
Total points
48
48
25
25
Winners
11
11
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
23%
23%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
71%
71%
1st in
52%
52%
61%
61%
1st won
44%
44%
25/41
25/41
1st won
11/25
11/25
47%
47%
2nd won
52%
52%
8/17
8/17
2nd won
12/23
12/23
-- Break Points --
6/11
6/11
Total
2/8
2/8
55%
55%
Won
25%
25%
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At the end of the match, Zverev scored 58 points vs. Millman’s 48.

Zverev was effective at converting 55% of the break points that he conquered (6/11). On the other side, John was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 25%

– 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Zverev and Millman is 1-0 for Mischa.

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Draw and next match H2H: Mischa Zverev vs. Hubert Hurkacz – stats

Zverev will take on Hurkacz in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Mischa Zverev and Hubert Hurkacz since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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