Alexander Shevchenko downs Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Bastad on Tuesday. Shevchenko will clash against Casper Ruud in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 22 minutes.
The Russian added to his prize money € 3,845 after winning this match. He has already won € 9,880 after this win. If he wins the next match, Shevchenko will add € 7,130 to his earnings to get in total € 17,010 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Shevchenko scored 63 points vs. Cerundolo’s 52.
Shevchenko
Shevchenko won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points after he converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.
Cerundolo
On the other side, Juan Manuel was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shevchenko and Cerundolo is 3-0 for Alexander.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Shevchenko vs. Casper Ruud – stats
Shevchenko will square off with Ruud in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Alexander Shevchenko and Casper Ruud since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The Russian won the set after he broke Juan Manuel 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. The Argentine tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Notwithstanding, the Russian maintained the focus to win the set 6-3.
Alexander failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 15.
Juan Manuel was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3 to 6-3.
The Russian converted 37% of his break points (3/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Juan Manuel converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 6th (2-3 0-40) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 70 points. Alexander was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than the Argentine (38-32). Alexander lost 11 points on serve (17-11). on the other side of the court, Cerundolo conceded 21 points on serve (21-21).
Shevchenko had a strong start of this set after breaking Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for Alexander to win the set as the Argentine succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Shevchenko maintained his focus to break Cerundolo in the 4th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).
Shevchenko converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (2-1 0-40). Also, on the other side, the Argentine converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They played 45 points. Shevchenko conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Cerundolo (25-20). Alexander dropped 9 points on serve (14-9). On the other side, the Argentine conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).
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