Pedro Martinez Portero downs Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Sydney on Tuesday. Martinez Portero will have to play Daniel Evans in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 32 minutes.
Highlights Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Alexei Popyrin Sydney Tennis Classic – Sydney
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 61 points vs. the Australian’s 55.
Martinez Portero
Martinez Portero was great in converting all the break points (3/3).
Popyrin
On the other side, Popyrin was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Martinez Portero and Popyrin is 1-0 for Pedro.
Draw and next match H2H: Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Daniel Evans – stats
Martinez Portero will square off with Evans in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Pedro Martinez Portero and Daniel Evans since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Martinez Portero commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Alexei Popyrin in the 1st game (1-0). That was enough for Pedro to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.
Pedro was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40). On the other side, Pedro didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 61 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Spaniard won just 3 more points than Popyrin (32-29). Martinez Portero dropped 11 points on serve (22-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Popyrin conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).
Evans overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Alexei Popyrin in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, the Spaniard refused to bow to come back to break Alexei in the 3rd
(1-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).The Spaniard was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-2 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40). On the other side, Popyrin converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (2-1 15-40) and the 4th game (2-1 30-40).
They played 55 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Pedro won just 3 more points than Alexei (29-26). Pedro conceded 11 points on serve (19-11). On the other side, Popyrin conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).
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