Stan Wawrinka hustles Evgeny Donskoy 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
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The Swiss was too good to concede only 1 game before breaking Evgeny 2 times and win the set 6-1.
Donskoy couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Stan converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40). On the other side, Evgeny was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (1-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 46 points. Wawrinka won 12 points more than Evgeny (29-17). Wawrinka conceded 10 points on serve (20-10). on the other side of the court, Donskoy conceded 9 points on serve (7-9).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Donskoy snatched in the 8th game (5-3) prior to finally winning the set (6-3).
Donskoy converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th game (4-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Swiss was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 0th game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 50 points. The Russian won 4 more points than the Swiss (27-23). The Russian lost 9 points on serve (22-9). on the other side of the court, Stan conceded 5 points on serve (14-5).
Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Wawrinka conquered in the 4th game (3-1) before finally winning the set (6-3).
Stan was unable to break Evgeny in the 2nd game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
The Swiss converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Stan didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 53 points. The Swiss won 7 points more than Donskoy (30-23). The Swiss dropped 7 points on serve (20-7). On the losing side, Donskoy conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
The Swiss will add to his prize money $ 7,715 after winning this match. He has won already $ 36,620 after this win. If he wins the next match, Wawrinka will add $ 17,210 to his earnings to get in total $ 53,830 in total.
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At the end of the match, Stan scored 82 points vs. the Russian’s 67.
Stan served extremely well to win 78% of the points (40/51) behind his first serve, and he won 56% points (14/25) on his second serve. Stan won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points after he converted only 27% (3/11) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the Russian was battling in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Wawrinka and Donskoy is 1-0 for Stan.
Highlights Stan Wawrinka vs. Evgeny Donskoy St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg
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