Alexander Shevchenko upsets Holger Rune 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Rotterdam on Thursday. Shevchenko will face Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 36 minutes.
The Kazakhstani added to his prize money € 27,270 after winning this match. He has already won € 58,495 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Kazakhstani will add € 55,995 to his earnings to get in total € 114,490 in total.
Highlights Alexander Shevchenko vs. Holger Rune ABN AMRO Open – Rotterdam
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
The Kazakhstani won this encounter even if he won less points than the Dane (70 vs. 77).
Shevchenko
Shevchenko served pretty well to win 81% of the points (43/53) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 33% points (9/27) on his second serve. The Kazakhstani didn’t lose the focus when converting 67% of the break points that he procured (2/3).
Rune
On the other side, the Dane was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Shevchenko and Rune is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Shevchenko vs. Grigor Dimitrov – stats
Shevchenko will play Dimitrov in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Alexander Shevchenko and Grigor Dimitrov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Alexander grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Holger was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-4 to 6-4.
Shevchenko converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Rune was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 63 points. It’s worth to point out that, Alexander won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Holger (31-32). Alexander dropped 10 points on serve (22-10). on the other side of the court, Rune conceded 9 points on serve (22-9).
Shevchenko was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Holger Rune in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Holger managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Shevchenko in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
The Kazakhstani was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-1 to 6-1.
Holger was spot on in converting all his break points in the 0th (2-0 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Dane didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 43 points. The Dane conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Shevchenko (26-17). Holger was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (13-3). On the other side, the Kazakhstani conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Kazakhstani snatched in the 8th game (5-3) before finally winning the set (6-3).
Alexander was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Alexander didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 41 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Shevchenko won just 3 points more than Holger (22-19). The Kazakhstani lost 5 points on serve (16-5). On the other side, the Dane conceded 6 points on serve (14-6).
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