Jaume Antoni Munar Clar wins against Alexandre Muller 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in the Marbella Challenger on Saturday. Antoni Munar Clar will engage against Pedro Martinez Portero in the final.
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Antoni Munar Clar won the set after he broke Muller in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Muller tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Yet, Antoni Munar Clar stayed solid to win the set 6-4.
The Spaniard was unerring in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40). On the other side, Muller converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had his opportunities in the 6th (2-3 0-40 and 15-40), the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 69 points. The Spaniard was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Alexandre (38-31). Antoni Munar Clar surrendered 16 points on serve (23-16). On the losing side, Alexandre conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).
The Spaniard won the set after he broke the French player in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. the French player tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nonetheless, Antoni Munar Clar refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.
A crucial moment of this set was when Jaume won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the game count from 0-1 to 5-1.
Antoni Munar Clar converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 0-40). On the other side, the French player was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (2-5 0-40).
They contested 47 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Antoni Munar Clar won just 3 points more than Muller (25-22). Antoni Munar Clar dropped 8 points on serve (16-8). In addition, on the other side, Muller conceded 9 points on serve (14-9).
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At the end of the match, Antoni Munar Clar scored 63 points vs. Muller’s 53.
Antoni Munar Clar was effective at converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5). On the other side, the French player was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Antoni Munar Clar and Muller is 2-0 for Jaume.
Draw and next match H2H: Jaume Antoni Munar Clar vs. Pedro Martinez Portero – stats
Antoni Munar Clar will fight against Martinez Portero in the final.
This will be the 3rd time that Jaume Antoni Munar Clar and Pedro Martinez Portero play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Antoni Munar Clar and Martinez Portero (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Martinez Portero won 7-68 6-3 in the semifinal in Spain F20 back in 2016.
Tennis Scores in Marbella Challenger
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Carlos TabernerTaberner (6-4 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (0-0) – H2H details and stats