Alexander Shevchenko gets by Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Metz on Friday. Shevchenko will square off with Ugo Humbert in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes.
The Russian added to his prize money € 20,585 after winning this match. He has already won € 49,940 after this win. If he wins the next match, Shevchenko will add € 35,665 to his earnings to get in total € 85,605 in total.
Highlights Alexander Shevchenko vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert Moselle Open – Metz
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Alexander scored 67 points vs. the French player’s 54.
Shevchenko
Alexander served pretty well to win 82% of the points (32/39) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 45% points (9/20) on his second serve. Shevchenko won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points since he converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.
Herbert
On the other side, Herbert was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Shevchenko and Herbert is 1-0 for Alexander.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Shevchenko vs. Ugo Humbert – stats
Shevchenko will take on Humbert in the final.
There is no head to head record between Alexander Shevchenko and Ugo Humbert since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Shevchenko started the set strong after breaking Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for the Russian to win the set since the French player managed to break back in the 6th (2-4) game.
Shevchenko converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). In addition on the other side, Pierre-Hugues converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40), the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 6th game (1-4 30-40).
They played 68 points. The Russian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than the French player (36-32). Alexander lost 12 points on serve (21-12). On the other side, Herbert conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Alexander grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) prior to finally conquering the set (6-4).
The Russian was unable to break Herbert in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
The Russian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). On the other side, the Russian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 53 points. Shevchenko was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Herbert (31-22). Alexander surrendered 6 points on serve (20-6). On the losing side, Pierre-Hugues conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).
Tennis Scores in Metz
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- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
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