Giulio Zeppieri shocks Lajovic in the 1st round to set up a clash vs Norrie at the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Zeppieri upsets Lajovic to come up against Cameron Norrie in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Giulio Zeppieri vs. Dusan Lajovic

Giulio Zeppieri upsets Dusan Lajovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) in the 1st round in Melbourne on Tuesday. Zeppieri will try to keep the momentum against Cameron Norrie in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 26 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this event. Previously, the best he could do was reach the qualifications in 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Zeppieri
Melbourne
Zeppieri's Record

Zeppieri added to his prize money $ 60,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 180,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Zeppieri will add $ 75,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 255,000 in total.

Highlights Giulio Zeppieri vs. Dusan Lajovic Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zeppieri
Lajovic
Giulio Zeppieri
6-3 3-6 6-3
7-63
2h:26
Dusan Lajovic
123
123
Total points
103
103
50
50
Winners
58
58
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
56%
56%
39
39
Unforced
22
22
64%
64%
Ratio Unforced
36%
36%
13/16
13/16
Net Approaches
7/13
7/13
81%
81%
Perc
54%
54%
-- Serve --
15
15
Aces
2
2
6
6
Double Faults
1
1
53%
53%
1st in
71%
71%
83%
83%
1st won
73%
73%
50/60
50/60
1st won
58/80
58/80
67%
67%
2nd won
53%
53%
36/54
36/54
2nd won
17/32
17/32
215
215
Fastest serve
193
193
197
197
AVG 1st Serve
171
171
159
159
AVG 2nd Serve
143
143
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
2/8
2/8
38%
38%
Won
25%
25%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Giulio scored 123 points vs. Lajovic’s 103.

Zeppieri

The Italian served extremely well to win 83% of the points (50/60) behind his first serve, and he won 67% points (36/54) on his second serve. Giulio blasted 15 aces and he committed 6 double faults. Giulio won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points after he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.

Lajovic

On the other side, Lajovic was battling in converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Zeppieri and Lajovic is 1-0 for Giulio.

Draw and next match H2H: Giulio Zeppieri vs. Cameron Norrie – stats

Zeppieri will take on Norrie in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Giulio Zeppieri and Cameron Norrie fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zeppieri (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Giulio Zeppieri Draw info

1st
Zeppieri
Lajovic
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Zeppieri
Lajovic
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Zeppieri
Lajovic
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
4th
Zeppieri
Lajovic
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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