Dmitry Popko prevails over Carlos Gomez-Herrera 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the 1st round in the Sao Paulo Challenger on Monday. Popko will try to keep the momentum against Roberto Quiroz in the 2nd round.
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Popko had a favorable start in this set after breaking Gomez-Herrera in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Popko to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Popko was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 15-40). On the other side, Carlos was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 0th game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 56 points. Popko conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Carlos (33-23). Dmitry conceded 9 points on serve (23-9). on the other side of the net, Carlos conceded 10 points on serve (14-10).
The Spaniard won the set after he broke the Kazakhstani in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Dmitry tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. However, Carlos didn’t blink to conquer the set 6-3.
Carlos converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Popko converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 6th (2-4 0-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They played 59 points. Gomez-Herrera was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Dmitry (32-27). The Spaniard lost 12 points on serve (17-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Popko conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).
Popko got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Gomez-Herrera in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Popko improved his lead after breaking the Spaniard in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).
A defining moment of this set was when Dmitry won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
The Kazakhstani was unerring in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 0-40). On the other side, the Kazakhstani didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 38 points. The Kazakhstani won 16 points more than Gomez-Herrera (27-11). The Kazakhstani was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). In addition, on the other side, Carlos conceded 11 points on serve (7-11).
Popko 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, Popko 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, the Kazakhstani scored 87 points vs. Carlos’s 66.
Popko was effective when converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5). On the other side, the Spaniard had a tough time converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Popko and Gomez-Herrera is 1-0 for Dmitry.
Draw and next match H2H: Dmitry Popko vs. Roberto Quiroz – stats
Popko will take on Quiroz in the 2nd round.
This will be the 3rd time that Dmitry Popko and Roberto Quiroz face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Popko (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
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