Sebastian Korda beats Ilya Ivashka 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in the Eckental Challenger on Saturday. Korda will engage against Ramkumar Ramanathan in the final.
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Korda overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Ivashka in the 1st game (1-0). The American extended his lead after breaking Ivashka in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Sebastian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Ivashka wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (2-3 40-A).
They contested 60 points. Korda was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than the Belarussian (35-25). The American conceded 9 points on serve (19-9). On the other side, Ivashka conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).
Korda was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Ivashka in the 1st game (1-0). That break was crucial for Sebastian to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
The American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40). On the other side, Ivashka wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (3-4 40-A).
They played 58 points. This set was so close that, Sebastian won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The American surrendered 11 points on serve (23-11). on the other side of the net, Ivashka conceded 6 points on serve (18-6).
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At the end of the match, Korda scored 65 points vs. Ivashka’s 54.
Korda served extremely well to win 80% of the points (35/44) behind his first serve. Notwithstanding he won only 39% points (7/18) on his second serve. Sebastian fired 10 aces and he committed 1 double fault. The American was effective at converting 75% of the break points that he procured (3/4). On the other side, the Belarussian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Korda and Ivashka is 1-0 for Sebastian.
Draw and next match H2H: Sebastian Korda vs. Ramkumar Ramanathan – stats
Korda will face Ramanathan in the final.
There is no head to head record between Sebastian Korda and Ramkumar Ramanathan since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Eckental Challenger
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan – Marvin MoellerMoeller (4-6 6-1 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H details and stats
