Henri Laaksonen prevails over Zdenek Kolar 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in the Maia Challenger on Monday. Laaksonen will face Quentin Halys in the 2nd round.
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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Swiss grabbed in the 7th game (4-3) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).
The Swiss was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (3-3 40-A). On the other side, Laaksonen didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 58 points. Laaksonen was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Zdenek (32-26). Laaksonen conceded 7 points on serve (20-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Kolar conceded 12 points on serve (19-12).
The Swiss won the set after he broke Kolar 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Kolar tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nonetheless, the Swiss kept the focus to conquer the set 6-3.
The Swiss converted 37% of his break points (3/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 0th (-1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the Czech converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 0-40).
They played 74 points. Henri was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Kolar (40-34). The Swiss lost 12 points on serve (18-12). On the other side, Zdenek conceded 22 points on serve (22-22).
The Swiss will add to his prize money $ 340 after managing to win this match. He has won already $ 860 after this win. If he wins the next match, Laaksonen 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, Laaksonen scored 72 points vs. Zdenek’s 60.
Laaksonen won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points after he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Kolar was not so effective in converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Laaksonen and Kolar is 1-0 for Henri.
Draw and next match H2H: Henri Laaksonen vs. Quentin Halys – stats
Laaksonen will square off with Halys in the 2nd round.
This will be the 3rd time that Henri Laaksonen and Quentin Halys clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Halys (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Halys won 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Italy F1 back in 1970.
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- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Nuno BorgesBorges (7-5 6-1) – Stats and score progression
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- Paolo LorenziLorenzi – Michael VrbenskyVrbensky (5-7 7-67 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Tristan LamasineLamasine (6-3 3-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
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- Alexey VatutinVatutin – Carlos TabernerTaberner (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Quentin HalysHalys – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (0-0) – H2H details and stats
