Andy Murray gets by O Connell in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – STUTTGART RESULTS

    MERCEDES CUP - STUTTGART DRAW AND RESULTS. Murray gets the better of O Connell to fight against Alexander Bublik in the 2nd round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Andy Murray vs. Christopher O Connell

    Andy Murray prevails over Christopher O Connell 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Stuttgart on Tuesday. Murray will face off with Alexander Bublik in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes.

    Murray
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    Murray's Record

    Highlights Andy Murray vs. Christopher O Connell Mercedes Cup – Stuttgart

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Murray
    Connell
    Andy Murray
    6-4 6-3
    1h:35
    Christopher O Connell
    72
    72
    Total points
    59
    59
    23
    23
    Winners
    34
    34
    32%
    32%
    Ratio Winners
    58%
    58%
    -- Serve --
    7
    7
    Aces
    4
    4
    1
    1
    Double Faults
    2
    2
    49%
    49%
    1st in
    68%
    68%
    88%
    88%
    1st won
    64%
    64%
    23/26
    23/26
    1st won
    34/53
    34/53
    48%
    48%
    2nd won
    32%
    32%
    13/27
    13/27
    2nd won
    8/25
    8/25
    -- Break Points --
    4/12
    4/12
    Total
    1/2
    1/2
    33%
    33%
    Won
    50%
    50%
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    At the end of the match, the Brit scored 72 points vs. Christopher’s 59.

    Murray

    Andy served extremely well to win 88% of the points (23/26) behind his first serve. However he won only 48% points (13/27) on his second serve. The Brit won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points after he converted only 33% (4/12) of the procured opportunities.

    O Connell

    On the other side, the Australian was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

    After this match, the head to head between Murray and O Connell is 2-0 for Andy.

    Draw and next match H2H: Andy Murray vs. Alexander Bublik – stats

    Murray will take on Bublik in the 2nd round.

    This will be the 4th time that Andy Murray and Alexander Bublik fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Murray (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.

    The last time that they played each other, Bublik won 7-69 6-3 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells back in March 2022.

    Andy Murray Draw info

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    1st Set -
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    MurrayConnell
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    M
    0
    0
    C
    0
    0

    Murray overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Christopher O Connell in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, Andy succeeded in coming back to break Christopher in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).

    It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when the Brit won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the game count from 0-3 to 5-3.

    The Brit converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Christopher was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (3-1 30-40).

    They played 76 points. Andy conquered the set after winning 6 more points than the Australian (41-35). The Brit dropped 11 points on serve (19-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Christopher conceded 22 points on serve (24-22).

    2nd Set -
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    0
    0
    0
    0

    Andy won the set after he broke O Connell in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

    Murray converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, O Connell wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

    They contested 55 points. Andy was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than the Australian (31-24). The Brit lost 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the court, O Connell conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).

     

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