Christopher O Connell upsets Alexander Zverev 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 2nd round in Munich on Thursday. O Connell will engage against Flavio Cobolli in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 56 minutes.
Highlights Christopher O Connell vs. Alexander Zverev BMW Open – Munich
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:56
At the end of the match, O Connell scored 77 points vs. the German’s 66.
O Connell
O Connell served extremely well to win 76% of the points (37/49) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (13/26) on his second serve. Christopher didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (3/6).
Zverev
On the other side, Alexander had a tough time converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between O Connell and Zverev is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Christopher O Connell vs. Flavio Cobolli – stats
O Connell will come up against Cobolli in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Christopher O Connell and Flavio Cobolli since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Christopher won the set after he broke Alexander in the 4th (3-1) game. Zverev tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Nonetheless, the Australian kept the focus to conquer the set 7-6.
The Australian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 15-40). On the other side, Zverev converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (1-3 40-A).
They contested 88 points. This set was so close that, Christopher won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The Australian dropped 15 points on serve (27-15). Regarding the other side of the net, Alexander conceded 17 points on serve (29-17).
Christopher won the set after he broke Alexander in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The German tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Yet, Christopher kept the focus to conquer the set 6-4.
Christopher converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (4-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Zverev converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 55 points. Christopher was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than the German (32-23). The Australian conceded 9 points on serve (19-9). On the other side, Alexander conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).
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