Roberto Carballes Baena topples Salvatore Caruso 6-4 7-6(5) in the 1st round in Santiago on Monday. The match lasted 1 hour and 55 minutes. This run will match his most significant achievement in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Spaniard added to his prize money $ 3,570 after winning this match. He has won already $ 9,600 after this win. If he wins the next match, Carballes Baena will add $ 5,650 to his earnings to get in total $ 15,250 in total.
Highlights Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Salvatore Caruso Chile Dove Men+Care Open – Santiago
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 76 points vs. Caruso’s 69.
Carballes Baena
Roberto was pretty good at converting 67% of the break points that he procured (4/6).
Caruso
On the other side, Salvatore was sharp when converting 60% of the break points that he procured points (3/5). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Carballes Baena and Caruso is 1-0 for Roberto.
Live score progression and stats
Carballes Baena got off on the right foot in the set after breaking in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Spaniard to win the set as Caruso succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game.
The Spaniard was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 30-40). On the other side, the Italian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (0-3 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 67 points. The Spaniard was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than the Italian (36-31). The Spaniard surrendered 13 points on serve (23-13). In addition, on the other side, Salvatore conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).
Roberto won the set after he broke Salvatore in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (3-2) game. Caruso tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (3-3) game. However, Carballes Baena managed to stay calm and finish the job to eventually clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 5.
Tiebreak
Carballes Baena won 3 minibreaks in the 5th (3-2), 9th (4-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Salvatore won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2), 6th (3-3) and 7th (4-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40). Roberto saved 2 set points when he was 3-5 and 4-5 down. Furthermore, on the other side, Salvatore converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40).
They played 78 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Roberto won just 2 points more than Salvatore (40-38). The Spaniard lost 16 points on serve (24-16). On the other side, the Italian conceded 16 points on serve (22-16).
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