Jack Draper prevails over Alexander Ritschard 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the quarter in the Forli 2 Challenger on Friday. Draper will try to keep the momentum against Zsombor Piros in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:10
At the end of the match, the Brit scored 91 points vs. Alexander’s 90.
Draper
The Brit served extremely well to win 80% of the points (39/49) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (25/50) on his second serve. Jack fired 14 aces and he committed 9 double faults. The Brit didn’t lose the concentration in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).
Ritschard
On the other side, Ritschard had some problems converting his break points (only 22% – 2/9). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Draper and Ritschard is 1-0 for Jack.
Draw and next match H2H: Jack Draper vs. Zsombor Piros – stats
Draper will play Piros in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Jack Draper and Zsombor Piros since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The Swiss won the set after he broke Draper in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Jack couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.
The Swiss was unerring in converting all his break points in the 7th (3-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, Ritschard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 51 points. The Swiss won 7 more points than Draper (29-22). The Swiss was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). On the losing side, Draper conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Brit snatched in the 11th game (6-5) prior to eventually winning the set (7-5).
Jack was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 11th game (5-5 30-40). On the other side, Ritschard was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A and 40-A).
They played 74 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Brit won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Alexander (36-38). Draper dropped 15 points on serve (28-15). on the other side of the net, Ritschard conceded 8 points on serve (23-8).
Draper won the set after he broke Ritschard in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Jack converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Ritschard wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They played 56 points. Jack was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than the Swiss (33-23). Jack surrendered 7 points on serve (18-7). On the other side, Alexander conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).
Tennis Scores in Forli 2 Challenger
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- Jay ClarkeClarke – Paul JubbJubb (6-4 7-60) – Stats and score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Alexander RitschardRitschard (3-6 7-5 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Evan FurnessFurness (7-66 4-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Adrian AndreevAndreev (0-0) – H2H details and stats
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