Daniel Elahi Galan topples Tung-Lin Wu 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Cary Challenger on Wednesday. Elahi Galan Riveros will clash against Christopher Eubanks in the quarter.
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Wu started the set in the best possible way after breaking Elahi Galan Riveros in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Daniel found the way to come back to break the Chinese in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Daniel was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40). On the other side, Wu converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40).
They played 48 points. The Colombian was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than the Chinese (29-19). The Colombian lost 9 points on serve (18-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Wu conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).
Elahi Galan Riveros won the set after he broke Wu in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Elahi Galan Riveros converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, Elahi Galan Riveros didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 55 points. The Colombian won 11 more points than Tung-Lin (33-22). Daniel was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Wu conceded 17 points on serve (18-17).
Elahi Galan Riveros will add to his prize money $ 600 after winning this match. He has won already $ 1,460 after this win. If he wins the next match, Daniel will add $ 1,050 to his earnings to get in total $ 2,510 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, Daniel scored 62 points vs. Wu’s 41.
Elahi Galan Riveros served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (23/30) behind his first serve, and he won 65% points (11/17) on his second serve. The Colombian was well focused in converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5). On the other side, Tung-Lin didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Elahi Galan Riveros and Wu is 1-0 for Daniel.
Draw and next match H2H: Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Christopher Eubanks – stats
Elahi Galan Riveros will take on Eubanks in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Daniel Elahi Galan and Christopher Eubanks fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Elahi Galan Riveros (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Elahi Galan Riveros won 4-6 7-65 6-3 in the quarter in Newport Beach Challenger back in January 2020.
Tennis Scores in Cary Challenger
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Jack SockSock (6-73 6-2 7-65) – Stats and score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (4-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Thomaz BellucciBellucci – Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili (6-3 7-67) – Stats and score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Michael MmohMmoh (w/o) – Stats and score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Garrett JohnsJohns (6-2 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Tung-Lin WuWu (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (6-3 3-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Thomaz BellucciBellucci (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Denis KudlaKudla (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (0-0) – H2H details and stats
