Tommy Paul ousts Nicolas Alvarez Varona 6-3 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in Gijon on Wednesday. The match lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes.
Paul added to his prize money € 7,755 after winning this match. He has won already € 18,495 after this win. If he wins the next match, Tommy will add € 13,430 to his earnings to get in total € 31,925 in total.
Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Nicolas Alvarez Varona Gijon Open – Gijon
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Paul scored 83 points vs. Nicolas’s 71.
Paul
Paul was effective when converting 57% of the break points that he procured (4/7).
Alvarez Varona
On the other side, Alvarez Varona was not so effective in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Paul and Alvarez Varona is 1-0 for Tommy.
Live score progression and stats
Paul had a great start in this set after breaking Nicolas Alvarez Varona in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Yet, that was not enough for Paul to win the set since Nicolas managed to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. The American maintained his focus to break Alvarez Varona in the 9th (6-3) game.
Paul converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (0-3 30-40).
They played 61 points. Paul conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the Spaniard (34-27). Tommy dropped 10 points on serve (14-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Nicolas conceded 20 points on serve (17-20).
Paul took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Nicolas Alvarez Varona in the 1st game (1-0). However, Paul managed to stage a great comeback to break Nicolas in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 3.
Tiebreak
Paul won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 7th (5-2) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Nicolas won 2 minibreaks in the 5th (1-4) and 9th (3-6) point.
The American won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 7-3
Paul was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (4-5 0-40). On the other side, the Spaniard converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 93 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Paul won just 3 points more than Nicolas (48-45). The American lost 21 points on serve (30-21). In addition, on the other side, Alvarez Varona conceded 18 points on serve (24-18).
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