Alexei Popyrin gets the better of Shelbayh in the 1st round to collide vs Griekspoor or Grenier at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. HIGHLIGHTS – DOHA RESULTS

Alexei Popyrin wins against Abedallah Shelbayh 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1^st round in Doha on Monday. Popyrin will square off with Tallon Griekspoor or Hugo Grenier in the 2^nd round. The battle lasted exactly 2 hours. This will be his best achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the qualifications in 2020. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Doha

Popyrin's Record

The Australian added to his prize money $ 9,630 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 24,600 after this win. If he wins the next match, Popyrin will add $ 17,590 to his earnings to get in total $ 42,190 in total.

Highlights Alexei Popyrin vs. Abedallah Shelbayh Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doha

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Popyrin

Shelbayh

3-6 6-3 6-4
2h:00

92

92

Total points

85

85

35

35

Winners

41

41

38%

38%

Ratio Winners

48%

48%

-- Serve --

10

10

Aces

3

3

4

4

Double Faults

2

2

63%

63%

1st in

70%

70%

69%

69%

1st won

61%

61%

35/51

35/51

1st won

41/67

41/67

63%

63%

2nd won

59%

59%

19/30

19/30

2nd won

17/29

17/29

-- Break Points --

3/9

3/9

Total

2/5

2/5

33%

33%

Won

40%

40%

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At the end of the match, the Australian scored 92 points vs. the ‘s 85.

Popyrin

Popyrin struck 10 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Alexei won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points after he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.

Shelbayh

On the other side, Shelbayh was not so effective in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Popyrin and Shelbayh is 1-0 for Alexei.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexei Popyrin vs. Tallon Griekspoor or Hugo Grenier – stats

Popyrin will play either Tallon Griekspoor or Hugo Grenier in the 2^nd round. The head to head is 1-2 vs. Tallon Griekspoor and 0-0 vs. Hugo Grenier.

Live score progression and stats

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the clinched in the 6^th game (4-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

Shelbayh was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 1^st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3^rd (2-1 30-40) and the 5^th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, Shelbayh didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 66 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Shelbayh won just 2 more points than Alexei (34-32). Abedallah conceded 10 points on serve (20-10). on the other side of the net, Popyrin conceded 14 points on serve (22-14).

Similarly to the 1^st set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Australian conquered in the 6^th game (4-2) before eventually winning the set (6-3).

Popyrin converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5^th (3-2 30-40) and the 10^th game (6-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Australian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 52 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Alexei won just 2 more points than Abedallah (27-25). Alexei conceded 6 points on serve (16-6). On the other side, Abedallah conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).

Popyrin conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 6^th (2-4) game, Alexei broke back in the 7^th (3-4) and in the 9^th (5-4) game to conquer the set 6-4.

Abedallah was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.

Alexei converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 7^th (2-4 30-40) and the 9^th game (4-4 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Abedallah was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6^th game (3-2 0-40).

They played 61 points. Alexei was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than the (34-27). Alexei dropped 7 points on serve (16-7). Regarding the other side of the net, the conceded 18 points on serve (20-18).

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