Jesper De Jong tops Collin Altamirano 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in the Lima Challenger on Tuesday. De Jong will face off with Vit Kopriva in the 2nd round.
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De Jong had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Altamirano in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Dutch managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Altamirano in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
Jesper converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Jesper didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 45 points. De Jong was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Collin (28-17). The Dutch was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the net, Altamirano conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).
The Dutch won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game, De Jong broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th () game to win the set 6-4.
Certainly, a key moment was when De Jong won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to bring the score from 1-2 to 5-2.
The Dutch converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). Also, on the other side, Altamirano converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40).
They contested 62 points. Jesper was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Collin (34-28). The Dutch conceded 13 points on serve (17-13). on the other side of the net, Collin conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).
The Dutch will add to his prize money $ 340 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 860 after this win. If he wins the next match, De Jong will add $ 600 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,460 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Dutch scored 62 points vs. Collin’s 45.
De Jong served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (22/28) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (11/22) on his second serve. Jesper was effective when converting 63% of the break points that he conquered (5/8). On the other side, Collin had some problems converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between De Jong and Altamirano is 1-0 for Jesper.
Draw and next match H2H: Jesper De Jong vs. Vit Kopriva – stats
De Jong will square off with Kopriva in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Jesper De Jong and Vit Kopriva since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
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