Mitchell Krueger tops Peter Polansky 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in the Orlando Challenger on Monday.
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Krueger overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Polansky in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, that wasn’t sufficient for the American to win the set because Peter managed to break back in the 4th (1-3) game.
Krueger converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Canadian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (0-3 30-40).
They played 60 points. The American conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Polansky (32-28). The American lost 11 points on serve (18-11). On the losing side, Polansky conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the American snatched in the 7th game (4-3) before finally winning the set (6-4).
Mitchell converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Canadian was unable to convert any of his 6 break points. He had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 69 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Peter (38-31). Mitchell dropped 12 points on serve (25-12). on the other side of the net, Peter conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).
The American will add to his prize money $ 340 after winning this match. He has won already $ 860 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 600 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,460 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, Mitchell scored 70 points vs. Peter’s 59.
The American was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (3/6). On the other side, Polansky was struggling when converting his break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Krueger and Polansky is 2-1 for Peter.
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