De Minaur gets by Gasquet in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – ANTWERP RESULTS

EUROPEAN OPEN - ANTWERP DRAW AND RESULTS. De Minaur defeats Gasquet to face Feliciano Lopez in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alex De Minaur vs. Richard Gasquet

Alex De Minaur aces Richard Gasquet 3-6 7-65 6-3 in the 1st round in Antwerp on Tuesday. De Minaur will play Feliciano Lopez in the 2nd round.

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De Minaur took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Gasquet in the 1st game (1-0). However, Richard was not done to come back to break De Minaur in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).

They contested 54 points. the French player won 12 more points than Alex (33-21). Richard lost 11 points on serve (20-11). On the other side, the Australian conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).

De Minaur clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 5th (2-3) game, The Australian broke back in the 10th (5-5) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 7-5.

Tiebreak

De Minaur won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 11th (6-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, the French player won a minibreak in the 5th (2-3) point.

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

Alex converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 40-A), the 8th (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-5 15-40). In addition on the other side, the French player converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 84 points. De Minaur won 8 more points than Richard (46-38). De Minaur lost 9 points on serve (27-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the French player conceded 19 points on serve (29-19).

The Australian won the set after he broke Gasquet in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

the French player was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

De Minaur converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A), the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Gasquet wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 60 points. The Australian was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than Richard (35-25). De Minaur dropped 5 points on serve (17-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Gasquet conceded 18 points on serve (20-18).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Minaur
Gasquet
Alex De Minaur
3-6 7-65 6-3
2h:18
Richard Gasquet
103
103
Total points
95
95
38
38
Winners
43
43
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
3
3
1
1
Double Faults
6
6
63%
63%
1st in
53%
53%
73%
73%
1st won
69%
69%
38/52
38/52
1st won
43/62
43/62
60%
60%
2nd won
48%
48%
18/30
18/30
2nd won
26/54
26/54
-- Break Points --
4/12
4/12
Total
3/7
3/7
33%
33%
Won
43%
43%
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At the end of the match, the Australian scored 103 points vs. the French player’s 95.

Alex won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 33% (4/12) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Richard was battling in converting his break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between De Minaur and Gasquet is 2-0 for Alex.

Highlights Alex De Minaur vs. Richard Gasquet European Open – Antwerp

Draw and next match H2H: Alex De Minaur vs. Feliciano Lopez – stats

De Minaur will take on Lopez in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Alex De Minaur and Feliciano Lopez fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for De Minaur and Lopez (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.

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