Roberto Quiroz prevails over Arguello in the 1st round of the the Sao Paulo Challenger – SAO PAULO CHALLENGER RESULTS

SAO PAULO CHALLENGER DRAW AND RESULTS. Quiroz gets by Arguello to take on Dmitry Popko in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Roberto Quiroz vs. Facundo Arguello

Roberto Quiroz dispatches Facundo Arguello 6-70 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in the Sao Paulo Challenger on Monday. Quiroz is going to play against Dmitry Popko in the 2nd round.

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Quiroz had a great start in this set after breaking Arguello in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, Facundo found the way to come back to break the Ecuadorian in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 0.

Tiebreak

Arguello won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 6th (6-0) and 7th (7-0) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 7-0

The Argentine converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 0-40). Also, on the other side, Quiroz converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 96 points. Arguello won 8 points more than Roberto (52-44). The Argentine surrendered 22 points on serve (33-22). On the losing side, Roberto conceded 19 points on serve (22-19).

The Ecuadorian won the set after he broke Facundo in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Facundo tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Yet, Roberto refused to give way to win the set 6-3.

Quiroz converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40). Also, on the other side, Arguello converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 0th (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 55 points. Roberto won 9 points more than Arguello (32-23). Roberto surrendered 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the net, the Argentine conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

Quiroz was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Arguello in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The Ecuadorian extended his lead after breaking the Argentine in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Quiroz won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

The Ecuadorian converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Roberto didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 46 points. The Ecuadorian was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than the Argentine (29-17). Roberto was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (12-4). In addition, on the other side, the Argentine conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

Quiroz 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, Quiroz will add $ 600 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,460 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Quiroz
Arguello
Roberto Quiroz
6-70 6-3 6-1
2h:38
Facundo Arguello
105
105
Total points
92
92
32
32
Winners
36
36
30%
30%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
3
3
3
3
Double Faults
11
11
55%
55%
1st in
54%
54%
67%
67%
1st won
61%
61%
32/48
32/48
1st won
36/59
36/59
55%
55%
2nd won
44%
44%
22/40
22/40
2nd won
22/50
22/50
-- Break Points --
6/14
6/14
Total
2/8
2/8
43%
43%
Won
25%
25%
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At the end of the match, Roberto scored 105 points vs. Arguello’s 92.

Roberto won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 43% (6/14) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Facundo had a tough time converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Quiroz and Arguello is 2-1 for Roberto.

Draw and next match H2H: Roberto Quiroz vs. Dmitry Popko – stats

Quiroz will face Popko in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Roberto Quiroz and Dmitry Popko play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Popko (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

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