Sasi Kumar Mukund stuns Celikbilek in the qualifications to play vs Quinn – NEWPORT RESULTS

INFOSYS HALL OF FAME OPEN - NEWPORT DRAW AND RESULTS. Kumar Mukund stuns Celikbilek to square off with Ethan Quinn in the 1st round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Mukund Sasikumar vs. Altug Celikbilek

Mukund Sasikumar surprises Altug Celikbilek 7-5 6-3 in the qualifications in Newport on Monday. Kumar Mukund will seek to keep on going in this event against Ethan Quinn in the 1st round. The match lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes. This will be his best result in this competition. In the past, the best he could do was reach the qualifications in 2021. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Kumar Mukund
Newport
Kumar Mukund's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sasikumar
Celikbilek
Mukund Sasikumar
7-5 6-3
1h:49
Altug Celikbilek
95
95
Total points
76
76
39
39
Winners
22
22
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
29%
29%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
4
4
0
0
Double Faults
7
7
56%
56%
1st in
45%
45%
80%
80%
1st won
59%
59%
39/49
39/49
1st won
22/37
22/37
41%
41%
2nd won
46%
46%
16/39
16/39
2nd won
21/46
21/46
-- Break Points --
4/13
4/13
Total
1/7
1/7
31%
31%
Won
14%
14%
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At the end of the match, the Indian scored 95 points vs. Altug’s 76.

Kumar Mukund

The Indian served exceptionally well to win 80% of the points (39/49) behind his first serve. However he won only 41% points (16/39) on his second serve. Kumar Mukund won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 31% (4/13) of the procured opportunities.

Celikbilek

On the other side, Altug was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Kumar Mukund and Celikbilek is 1-3 for Altug.

Draw and next match H2H: Mukund Sasikumar vs. Ethan Quinn – stats

Kumar Mukund will take on Quinn in the 1st round.

This will be the 2nd time that Mukund Sasikumar and Ethan Quinn play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kumar Mukund (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

The last time that they competed against each other, Kumar Mukund won 7-5 4-6 7-64 in the 1st round in Bloomfield Hills Challenger back in July 2023.

Mukund Sasikumar Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Kumar Mukund had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Altug Celikbilek in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Yet, Sasi succeeded in coming back to break Altug in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

The Turk was outplayed in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 2-5 to 7-5.

Sasi converted 22% of his break points (2/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-3 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 9th (3-5 15-40), the 11th (5-5 15-40) and the 13th game (7-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Altug converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (3-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 40-A).

They contested 111 points. Kumar Mukund conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Celikbilek (61-50). The Indian dropped 21 points on serve (32-21). Regarding the other side of the net, the Turk conceded 29 points on serve (29-29).

Kumar Mukund started the set in the best possible way after breaking Altug Celikbilek in the 2nd game (2-0). That was enough for Kumar Mukund to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

Kumar Mukund converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 7th (4-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Turk was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 62 points. The Indian won 8 more points than Celikbilek (35-27). Sasi conceded 13 points on serve (24-13). on the other side of the net, Celikbilek conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).

 

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