Yunseong Chung upsets Beibit Zhukayev 6-4 6-3 in the qualifications in Newport on Monday. Chung will play Steve Johnson in the 1st round. The match lasted 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:10
At the end of the match, Yunseong scored 60 points vs. the Kazakhstani’s 52.
Chung
The Korean was stunning in converting all the break points (4/4).
Zhukayev
On the other side, Beibit wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 11% – 1/9). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Chung and Zhukayev is 2-0 for Yunseong.
Draw and next match H2H: Yunseong Chung vs. Steve Johnson – stats
Chung will fight against Johnson in the 1st round.
There is no head to head record between Yunseong Chung and Steve Johnson since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The Korean won the set after he broke Beibit in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Zhukayev tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. However, Yunseong didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 6-4.
The Kazakhstani was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-4 to 6-4.
Yunseong was flawless in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, the Kazakhstani converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 6th (2-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40).
They played 67 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Korean won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Beibit (33-34). Yunseong surrendered 17 points on serve (23-17). on the other side of the court, Zhukayev conceded 10 points on serve (17-10).
Chung won the set after he broke the Kazakhstani in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Yunseong was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Beibit was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th game (1-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 45 points. Chung was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Zhukayev (27-18). Chung surrendered 8 points on serve (18-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Beibit conceded 9 points on serve (10-9).
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