Nuno Borges dispatches Steve Johnson 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Delray Beach on Monday. Borges will try to keep the momentum against Miomir Kecmanovic in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes.
The Portuguese added to his prize money $ 4,385 after winning this match. He has won already $ 11,280 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nuno will add $ 8,145 to his earnings to get in total $ 19,425 in total.
Highlights Nuno Borges vs. Steve Johnson Delray Beach Open – Delray Beach
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Borges scored 65 points vs. Steve’s 46.
Borges
Borges won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points as he converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities.
Johnson
On the other side, Steve wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Borges and Johnson is 2-0 for Nuno.
Draw and next match H2H: Nuno Borges vs. Miomir Kecmanovic – stats
Borges will take on Kecmanovic in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Nuno Borges and Miomir Kecmanovic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The Portuguese won the set after he broke Steve in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Johnson tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Notwithstanding, Borges didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 6-4.
Borges converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, the American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They played 60 points. Nuno was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than the American (33-27). Borges surrendered 10 points on serve (19-10). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Johnson grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) just before eventually conquering the set (6-3).
Johnson was perfect in converting all his break points in the 4th game (2-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 54 points. Steve conquered the set after winning 6 points more than Borges (30-24). Johnson dropped 7 points on serve (20-7). on the other side of the court, Borges conceded 10 points on serve (17-10).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Borges conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
The Portuguese converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, Steve was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 73 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Portuguese won just 3 more points than Steve (38-35). The Portuguese conceded 12 points on serve (25-12). On the other side, the American conceded 13 points on serve (23-13).
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