Daniel Evans annihilates Alexei Popyrin 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in Marrakech on Thursday after playing a remarkable match to play Andrea Vavassori in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reach the 1st round in 2022. Here you can see his previous results at this event.
Daniel added to his prize money € 7,130 after conquering this match. He has already won € 17,010 after this win. If he wins the next match, Daniel will add € 12,345 to his earnings to get in total € 29,355 in total.
Highlights Daniel Evans vs. Alexei Popyrin Grand Prix Hassan II – Marrakech
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Brit scored 62 points vs. the Australian’s 39.
Evans
The Brit served pretty well to win 79% of the points (26/33) behind his first serve, and he won 63% points (10/16) on his second serve. Daniel was well focused in converting 57% of the break points that he conquered (4/7).
Popyrin
On the other side, Popyrin wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Evans and Popyrin is 3-0 for Daniel.
Draw and next match H2H: Daniel Evans vs. Andrea Vavassori – stats
Evans will square off with Vavassori in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Daniel Evans and Andrea Vavassori since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Evans enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Alexei Popyrin in the 1st game (1-0). Daniel managed to strengthen his lead after breaking the Australian in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
Evans failed to serve out the set when leading 6-1 to be broken at 30.
Popyrin couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-1 to 6-1.
Evans converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40). On the other side, the Brit didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 43 points. Evans won 15 more points than Alexei (29-14). Daniel lost 5 points on serve (16-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Popyrin conceded 13 points on serve (9-13).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Daniel clinched in the 6th game (4-2) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).
Daniel converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, the Australian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (3-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 58 points. Daniel was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than the Australian (33-25). Daniel dropped 8 points on serve (20-8). In addition, on the other side, the Australian conceded 13 points on serve (17-13).
Tennis Scores in Marrakech
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- Daniel EvansEvans – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-1 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Francesco PassaroPassaro (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (2-0 ret.) – Stats and score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Hugo GastonGaston (6-2 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Andrea VavassoriVavassori – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-74 7-66 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Pavel KotovKotov – Benjamin BonziBonzi (6-0 7-62) – Stats and score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Elias YmerYmer (1-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Pavel KotovKotov (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Andrea VavassoriVavassori – Daniel EvansEvans (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Alexandre MullerMuller (0-0) – H2H details and stats