Hubert Hurkacz aces Dusan Lajovic 7-6(2) 6-3 in the 1st round in Basel on Tuesday. Hurkacz will face Jan-Lennard Struff in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 26 minutes.
Hurkacz added to his prize money € 16,450 after conquering this match. He has already won € 35,245 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Pole will add € 30,780 to his earnings to get in total € 66,025 in total.
Highlights Hubert Hurkacz vs. Dusan Lajovic Swiss Indoors Basel – Basel
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Hurkacz scored 76 points vs. Dusan’s 63.
Hurkacz
Hubert served exceptionally well to win 80% of the points (41/51) behind his first serve. Notwithstanding he won only 45% points (10/22) on his second serve. Hubert fired 18 aces and he committed 1 double fault. The Pole didn’t lose the concentration in converting 75% of the break points that he procured (3/4).
Lajovic
On the other side, the Serbian had some problems converting his break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Hurkacz and Lajovic is 4-0 for Hubert.
Draw and next match H2H: Hubert Hurkacz vs. Jan-Lennard Struff – stats
Hurkacz will come up against Struff in the 2nd round.
This will be the 3rd time that Hubert Hurkacz and Jan-Lennard Struff face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Struff (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Struff won 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Stuttgart back in June 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Hubert won the set after he broke Dusan in the 4th (3-1) game. Lajovic tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, Hubert stayed solid to win the set 7-6.
Hurkacz converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Dusan converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 82 points. The Pole conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Dusan (43-39). The Pole conceded 9 points on serve (25-9). On the losing side, Lajovic conceded 18 points on serve (30-18).
Hubert won the set after he broke Dusan in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Dusan was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.
Hurkacz was perfect in converting all his break points in the 6th (3-3 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, Lajovic was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 40-A).
They played 58 points. Hubert was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Dusan (32-26). Hubert dropped 14 points on serve (21-14). On the losing side, Lajovic conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).
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