Bernabe Zapata Miralles topples Henri Laaksonen 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the quarter in the Maia Challenger on Friday. Zapata Miralles will try to keep the momentum against Pedro Sousa in the semifinal.
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Zapata Miralles had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Laaksonen in the 1st game (1-0). Bernabe managed to boost his lead after breaking Henri in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
The Spaniard was unable to break Laaksonen in the 3rd game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Bernabe converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Laaksonen was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 52 points. The Spaniard conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Henri (31-21). Zapata Miralles conceded 8 points on serve (17-8). On the other side, Laaksonen conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).
Zapata Miralles had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Laaksonen in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, Henri managed to stage a good comeback to break the Spaniard in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Laaksonen was on the money in converting all his break points in the 2nd (0-1 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Bernabe was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).
They played 47 points. The Swiss won 9 more points than the Spaniard (28-19). Laaksonen conceded 9 points on serve (18-9). In addition, on the other side, the Spaniard conceded 10 points on serve (10-10).
Zapata Miralles had a strong start of this set after breaking Laaksonen in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, there was more work to do for the Spaniard to win the set because Laaksonen found the way to break back in the 9th (4-5) game. Bernabe maintained his cool to break Laaksonen in the 10th (6-4) game.
Zapata Miralles was flawless in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, Henri converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 9th game (3-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 64 points. Zapata Miralles was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Laaksonen (34-30). Bernabe dropped 14 points on serve (22-14). on the other side of the court, Laaksonen conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).
Zapata Miralles will add to his prize money $ 1,050 after winning this match. He has won already $ 2,510 as of now in the tournament. If he wins the next match, the Spaniard will add $ 1,730 to his earnings to get in total $ 4,240.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Zapata Miralles scored 84 points vs. Laaksonen’s 79.
Zapata Miralles didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (5/10). On the other side, the Swiss was not so effective in converting his break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Zapata Miralles and Laaksonen is 1-0 for Bernabe.
Draw and next match H2H: Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Pedro Sousa – stats
Zapata Miralles will compete against Sousa in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Bernabe Zapata Miralles and Pedro Sousa square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sousa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Sousa won 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in Punta Del Este Challenger back in 2018.
Tennis Scores in Maia Challenger
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Jozef KovalikKovalik (7-63 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-3 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (6-2 3-6 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Pedro SousaSousa – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-2 3-6 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Carlos TabernerTaberner (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Pedro SousaSousa (0-0) – H2H details and stats