Great Lopez breezes past Paul in the 1st round of the European Open. HIGHLIGHTS – ANTWERP RESULTS

Feliciano Lopez powers past Tommy Paul 6-3 6-2 in the 1^st round in Antwerp on Monday after playing an impressive match.

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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Spaniard clinched in the 6^th game (4-2) just before finally winning the set (6-3).

Lopez converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6^th game (3-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Paul wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3^rd game (1-1 40-A).

They played 56 points. The Spaniard won 4 more points than Tommy (30-26). Feliciano dropped 9 points on serve (23-9). on the other side of the court, Paul conceded 7 points on serve (17-7).

The Spaniard in this set played a much better tennis than Paul and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking the American in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 7^th (5-2) game.

Lopez was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3^rd (1-1 30-40) and the 7^th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 40 points. Lopez was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than Paul (25-15). Feliciano was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). In addition, on the other side, Tommy conceded 9 points on serve (11-9).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Lopez

Paul

6-3 6-2
1h:01

55

55

Total points

41

41

25

25

Winners

20

20

45%

45%

Ratio Winners

49%

49%

-- Serve --

13

13

Aces

2

2

2

2

Double Faults

0

0

54%

54%

1st in

66%

66%

89%

89%

1st won

69%

69%

25/28

25/28

1st won

20/29

20/29

58%

58%

2nd won

53%

53%

14/24

14/24

2nd won

8/15

8/15

-- Break Points --

3/4

3/4

Total

0/1

0/1

75%

75%

Won

0%

0%

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At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 55 points vs. Paul’s 41.

Feliciano served pretty well to win 89% of the points (25/28) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (14/24) on his second serve. Lopez struck 13 aces and he committed 2 double faults. The Spaniard was effective at converting 75% of the break points that he procured (3/4). On the other side, Tommy wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Lopez and Paul is 1-0 for Feliciano.

Highlights Feliciano Lopez vs. Tommy Paul European Open – Antwerp

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