Pedro Sousa hustles Carlos Taberner 6-0 5-7 6-2 in the final of the Maia Challenger on Sunday.
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This set was a no-contest because the Portuguese conceded no games to Carlos before winning the set 6-0.
Sousa converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 4th (3-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (5-0 30-40). On the other side, Taberner was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (0-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 50 points. Pedro conquered the set after winning 14 points more than Taberner (32-18). Sousa dropped 8 points on serve (15-8). on the other side of the net, Carlos conceded 17 points on serve (10-17).
The Spaniard won the set after he broke Pedro in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Pedro tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Notwithstanding, Carlos stayed solid to conquer the set 7-5.
Taberner converted 100% of his break points (2/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). On the other side, Pedro was spot on in converting all his break points in the 8th (3-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40).
They played 76 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Taberner won just 2 points more than Pedro (39-37). Taberner dropped 18 points on serve (25-18). on the other side of the court, Pedro conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).
Pedro in this set played at a much higher level than the Spaniard and consequently he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
The Spaniard was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Pedro converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Spaniard was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 43 points. Pedro won 11 points more than Carlos (27-16). Sousa conceded 5 points on serve (17-5). on the other side of the court, Carlos conceded 10 points on serve (11-10).
Sousa added to his prize money $ 2,960 after winning this final. He has earned $ 7,200 in total after managing to win this tournament.
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At the end of the match, Sousa scored 96 points vs. the Spaniard’s 73.
Sousa was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (6/12). On the other side, the Spaniard was not so effective in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Sousa and Taberner is 5-2 for Pedro.
