Aslan Karatsev topples Andy Murray 6-3 6-3 in the final in Sydney on Saturday. The match lasted 1 hour and 32 minutes. This is the first time that Karatsev conquered this tournament. He has never played this tournament so far.
Highlights Aslan Karatsev vs. Andy Murray Sydney Tennis Classic – Sydney
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:32
At the end of the match, Karatsev scored 65 points vs. Murray’s 45.
Karatsev
Aslan served extremely well to win 80% of the points (24/30) behind his first serve, and he won 72% points (18/25) on his second serve. Aslan won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points after he converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.
Murray
On the other side, the Brit wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Karatsev and Murray is 1-0 for Aslan.
This was the 3rd career title for Karatsev. He won the previous title in Moscow. (see list of titles and finals). The Brit remains with 46th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Karatsev conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Andy Murray in the 1st game (1-0). Aslan reinforced his lead after breaking the Brit in the 9th (6-3) game before conquering the set.
The Russian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Karatsev didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 47 points. Karatsev was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Andy (28-19). The Russian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (16-2). On the losing side, the Brit conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).
Karatsev had a favorable start in this set after breaking Andy Murray in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was decisive for the Russian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Karatsev converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Andy was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th game (1-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 63 points. The Russian was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than the Brit (37-26). Karatsev dropped 11 points on serve (26-11). On the losing side, Murray conceded 11 points on serve (15-11).
