Fabio Fognini shocks Auger-Aliassime in the 1st round to set up a battle vs Murray Kubler at the French Open. HIGHLIGHTS – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Fognini shocks Auger-Aliassime to compete against Jason Murray Kubler in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Fabio Fognini vs. Felix Auger Aliassime

Fabio Fognini surprises Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris on Monday. Fognini will clash against Jason Murray Kubler in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. His best result in this competition was reaching the 4th round in 2011, 2018 and 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.

Fognini
Paris
Fognini's Record

Fognini added to his prize money € 28,000 after conquering this match. He has already won € 97,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Italian will add € 45,000 to his earnings to get in total € 142,000 in total.

Highlights Fabio Fognini vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime French Open – Paris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBv3ARwgLvI

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Fognini
Auger-Aliassime
Fabio Fognini
6-4 6-4 6-3
2h:17
Felix Auger-Aliassime
95
95
Total points
75
75
39
39
Winners
30
30
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
32
32
Unforced
41
41
44%
44%
Ratio Unforced
56%
56%
18/22
18/22
Net Approaches
15/23
15/23
82%
82%
Perc
65%
65%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
3
3
5
5
Double Faults
8
8
63%
63%
1st in
62%
62%
72%
72%
1st won
58%
58%
39/54
39/54
1st won
30/52
30/52
41%
41%
2nd won
34%
34%
13/32
13/32
2nd won
11/32
11/32
-- Break Points --
8/9
8/9
Total
4/9
4/9
89%
89%
Won
44%
44%
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At the end of the match, the Italian scored 95 points vs. Auger-Aliassime’s 75.

Fognini

Fabio was pretty focused in converting 89% of the break points that he procured (8/9).

Auger-Aliassime

On the other side, Auger-Aliassime was battling in converting his break points (only 44% – 4/9). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Fognini and Auger-Aliassime is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Fabio Fognini vs. Jason Murray Kubler – stats

Fognini will face Murray Kubler in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Fabio Fognini and Jason Murray Kubler since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Fabio Fognini Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Fognini 6-4
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
0
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40

Fabio won the set after he broke the Canadian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. Auger-Aliassime tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. Anyhow, the Italian didn’t make any concession anymore to conquer the set 6-4.

An important stage of this set was when Fabio won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the game count from 0-1 to 4-1.

Fognini converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Canadian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (1-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Fognini won just 3 more points than Auger-Aliassime (30-27). Fognini surrendered 12 points on serve (20-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Auger-Aliassime conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).

2nd Set -
Fognini 6-4
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
0
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A

Fognini had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, the Italian refused to bow to find the way to come back to break the Canadian 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Fognini won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-2 to 4-2.

Fognini was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). On the other side, Auger-Aliassime converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (2-1 15-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 63 points. The Italian conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the Canadian (35-28). Fabio dropped 15 points on serve (18-15). on the other side of the net, Auger-Aliassime conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

3rd Set -
Fognini 6-3
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
6
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
3
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
3
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
2
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
FogniniAuger-Aliassime
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Fognini conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, that was not enough for Fabio to win the set since the Canadian found the way to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. The Italian maintained his cool to break Auger-Aliassime in the 9th (6-3) game.

Fabio was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Felix converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (0-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 50 points. Fabio was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than Felix (30-20). Fabio dropped 7 points on serve (14-7). on the other side of the net, Auger-Aliassime conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

1st
Fognini
Auger-Aliassime
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Fognini
Auger-Aliassime
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
1
3rd
Fognini
Auger-Aliassime
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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