Tiafoe upsets Lajovic in the 1st round of the European Open. HIGHLIGHTS – ANTWERP RESULTS

Frances Tiafoe shocks Dusan Lajovic 6-3 7-6⁶ in the 1^st round in Antwerp on Monday.

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Tiafoe won the set after he broke the Serbian in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 9^th (6-3) game.

Tiafoe was unerring in converting all his break points in the 5^th (2-2 40-A) and the 9^th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Tiafoe didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 53 points. The American conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Dusan (31-22). Tiafoe was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Dusan conceded 15 points on serve (18-15).

The American won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 7^th (3-4) game, Tiafoe broke back in the 10^th (5-5) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 8-6.

Tiebreak

Francis won 2 minibreaks in the 10^th (5-5) and 14^th (8-6) point. On the other side, Lajovic won a minibreak in the 1^st (1-0) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

Tiafoe converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 10^th game (4-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). The American saved 4 set points when he was 2-5, 3-5, 4-5 and 5-6 down. Also, on the other side, Lajovic converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 7^th game (3-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 84 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Francis won just 2 more points than Dusan (43-41). The American lost 10 points on serve (29-10). On the losing side, Lajovic conceded 14 points on serve (31-14).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Tiafoe

Lajovic

6-3 7-6⁶
1h:21

74

74

Total points

63

63

30

30

Winners

34

34

41%

41%

Ratio Winners

54%

54%

-- Serve --

4

4

Aces

4

4

0

0

Double Faults

3

3

62%

62%

1st in

66%

66%

83%

83%

1st won

65%

65%

30/36

30/36

1st won

34/52

34/52

64%

64%

2nd won

56%

56%

14/22

14/22

2nd won

15/27

15/27

-- Break Points --

3/6

3/6

Total

1/3

1/3

50%

50%

Won

33%

33%

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At the end of the match, Francis scored 74 points vs. Dusan’s 63.

Tiafoe served very well to win 83% of the points (30/36) behind his first serve, and he won 64% points (14/22) on his second serve. The American was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (3/6). On the other side, Lajovic was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Tiafoe and Lajovic is 1-1.

Highlights Frances Tiafoe vs. Dusan Lajovic European Open – Antwerp

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