Maximilian Marterer surprises Hugo Gaston 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Antwerp on Friday after playing a superlative match to deal with Alexander Bublik in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 1 minute.
Maximilian added to his prize money € 14,775 after winning this match. He has already won € 35,135 till now in this competition. If he wins the next match, Maximilian will add € 24,625 to his earnings to get in total € 59,760.
Highlights Maximilian Marterer vs. Hugo Gaston European Open – Antwerp
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, Marterer scored 57 points vs. the French player’s 35.
Marterer
Maximilian served extremely well to win 91% of the points (31/34) behind his first serve, and he won 57% points (8/14) on his second serve. Marterer was well focused in converting 75% of the break points that he conquered (3/4).
Gaston
On the other side, the French player wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Marterer and Gaston is 3-0 for Maximilian.
Draw and next match H2H: Maximilian Marterer vs. Alexander Bublik – stats
Marterer will play Bublik in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Maximilian Marterer and Alexander Bublik square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Marterer and Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Bublik won 6-4 6-1 7-64 in the 3rd round in London back in July 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Marterer had a favorable start in this set after breaking Hugo Gaston in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break defined the set and it was sufficient for Maximilian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
Maximilian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Maximilian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 54 points. Maximilian conquered the set after winning 12 points more than Hugo (33-21). Marterer was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (20-3). On the losing side, the French player conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).
Marterer didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Hugo Gaston in the 2nd game (2-0). That break was crucial for Marterer to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks.
Marterer was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, Gaston was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 38 points. Marterer was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than Gaston (24-14). Marterer conceded 6 points on serve (19-6). On the other side, the French player conceded 5 points on serve (8-5).
Tennis Scores in Antwerp
- Alexander BublikBublik – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 4-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Maximilian MartererMarterer – Hugo GastonGaston (6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (6-0 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Alexander BublikBublik – Maximilian MartererMarterer (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
