Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves surprises Duckworth in the 1st round to set up a battle vs Baez. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves surprises Duckworth to face Sebastian Baez in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. James Duckworth

Felipe Meligeni Alves shocks James Duckworth 6-4 7-6(11) 6-3 in the 1st round in New York on Tuesday. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves will face off with Sebastian Baez in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. In the past, the best he could do was reach the qualifications in 2021 and 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Meligeni Rodrigues Alves
New York
Meligeni Rodrigues Alves's Record

Felipe added to his prize money $ 41,500 after winning this match. He has already won $ 123,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Felipe will add $ 68,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 191,000 in total.

Highlights Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. James Duckworth U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Alves
Duckworth
Felipe Meligeni Alves
6-4 7-611 6-3
2h:15
James Duckworth
117
117
Total points
100
100
66
66
Winners
35
35
56%
56%
Ratio Winners
35%
35%
31
31
Unforced
34
34
48%
48%
Ratio Unforced
52%
52%
10/11
10/11
Net Approaches
14/25
14/25
91%
91%
Perc
56%
56%
-- Serve --
20
20
Aces
7
7
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
75%
75%
1st in
56%
56%
76%
76%
1st won
61%
61%
66/87
66/87
1st won
35/57
35/57
41%
41%
2nd won
61%
61%
12/29
12/29
2nd won
27/44
27/44
206
206
Fastest serve
209
209
183
183
AVG 1st Serve
177
177
147
147
AVG 2nd Serve
151
151
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
1/11
1/11
38%
38%
Won
9%
9%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Felipe scored 117 points vs. James’s 100.

Meligeni Rodrigues Alves

The Brazilian served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (66/87) behind his first serve. Notwithstanding he won only 41% points (12/29) on his second serve. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves blasted 20 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.

Duckworth

On the other side, James had some problems converting his break points (only 9% – 1/11). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Duckworth is 1-0 for Felipe.

Draw and next match H2H: Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. Sebastian Baez – stats

Meligeni Rodrigues Alves will take on Baez in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Felipe Meligeni Alves and Sebastian Baez clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Baez (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Felipe Meligeni Alves Draw info

1st
Alves
Duckworth
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Alves
Duckworth
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Alves
Duckworth
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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