Jonas Forejtek surprises Marin Cilic 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Sofia on Monday after playing a solid match.

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Forejtek got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Cilic in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, that was not enough for Jonas to win the set as Marin managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Forejtek maintained his cool to break Cilic in the 8th (5-3) game before managing to win the set (6-3).

Cilic capitulated the 2nd game (2-0) when he was serving and leading 40-0.

The Czech was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, the Croatian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).

They played 48 points. The Czech won 6 points more than the Croatian (27-21). The Czech surrendered 9 points on serve (18-9). on the other side of the court, the Croatian conceded 9 points on serve (12-9).

Forejtek didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Cilic in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The Czech extended his lead after breaking Cilic in the 3rd (3-0) game before managing to win the set (6-2).

Certainly, a key moment was when Jonas won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.

Forejtek converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 40-A). On the other side, Cilic wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (0-3 30-40).

They played 55 points. Forejtek conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Marin (31-24). Forejtek lost 10 points on serve (19-10). on the other side of the court, the Croatian conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

Forejtek will add to his prize money € 2,010 after conquering this match. He has won already € 7,425 after this win. If he wins the next match, Jonas will add € 1,815 to his earnings to get in total € 9,240 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Forejtek
Cilic
6-3 6-2
1h:06
58
58
Total points
45
45
29
29
Winners
19
19
50%
50%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
2
2
63%
63%
1st in
55%
55%
83%
83%
1st won
73%
73%
29/35
29/35
1st won
19/26
19/26
38%
38%
2nd won
33%
33%
8/21
8/21
2nd won
7/21
7/21
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
1/3
1/3
80%
80%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, the Czech scored 58

points vs. Cilic’s 45.

The Czech served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (29/35) behind his first serve. However he won only 38% points (8/21) on his second serve. Jonas was pretty effective at converting 80% of the break points that he conquered (4/5). On the other side, Cilic 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 contest, the head to head between Forejtek and Cilic is 1-0 for Jonas.

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