Max Purcell survives Mitchell Krueger 6-2 4-6 7-6(3) in the 1st round in Dallas on Monday after conquering a huge battle. Purcell will have to play Marcos Giron in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes.
The Australian added to his prize money $ 5,160 after winning this match. He has already won $ 13,270 after this win. If he wins the next match, Max will add $ 9,580 to his earnings to get in total $ 22,850 in total.
Highlights Max Purcell vs. Mitchell Krueger Dallas Open – Dallas
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:19
At the end of the match, Purcell scored 102 points vs. Krueger’s 96.
Purcell
The Australian blasted 14 aces and he committed 5 double faults. The Australian was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (3/6).
Krueger
On the other side, the American was battling in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Purcell and Krueger is 1-2 for Mitchell.
Draw and next match H2H: Max Purcell vs. Marcos Giron – stats
Purcell will fight against Giron in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Marcos Giron since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The Australian in this set didn’t concede much to Mitchell and finally he won 6-2 after breaking the American in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Mitchell was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-2 to 6-2.
Purcell converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, the American wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (2-3 30-40).
They contested 60 points. Purcell won 4 points more than Mitchell (32-28). The Australian lost 12 points on serve (21-12). On the other side, the American conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Mitchell grabbed in the 10th game (6-4) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Mitchell failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
The American was perfect in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Max was unerring in converting all his break points in the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 63 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Max (34-29). The American surrendered 8 points on serve (21-8). In addition, on the other side, the Australian conceded 13 points on serve (21-13).
The Australian won the set after he broke Krueger in the 3rd (2-1) game. Krueger tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Anyhow, Purcell managed to stay calm and finish the job to eventually clinch the set at the following breaker at 3.
Tiebreak
The Australian won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 6th (5-1), 7th (6-1) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, the American won 2 minibreaks in the 8th (2-6) and 9th (3-6) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 7-3
Purcell was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Mitchell was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (4-5 40-A).
They contested 74 points. Purcell was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than the American (39-35). Purcell lost 16 points on serve (28-16). on the other side of the net, Mitchell conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).
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