Pedro Martinez Portero stuns Arthur Fils 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 in the quarter in Santiago on Friday. Martinez Portero will try to keep the momentum against Sebastian Baez in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes. The Spaniard won this tournament once in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
Martinez Portero added to his prize money $ 14,515 after winning this match. He has already won $ 34,510 as of now in this competition. If he wins the next match, Pedro will add $ 24,195 to his earnings to get in total $ 58,705.
Highlights Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Arthur Fils Movistar Chile Open – Santiago
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Martinez Portero scored 101 points vs. the French player’s 74.
Martinez Portero
The Spaniard served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (48/59) behind his first serve, and he won 57% points (13/23) on his second serve. The Spaniard was effective at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (4/8).
Fils
On the other side, Arthur didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Martinez Portero and Fils is 1-0 for Pedro.
Draw and next match H2H: Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Sebastian Baez – stats
Martinez Portero will play Baez in the semifinal.
This will be the 4th time that Pedro Martinez Portero and Sebastian Baez face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Martinez Portero (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
Live score progression and stats
Martinez Portero had a great start in this set after breaking Arthur Fils in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Pedro refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Fils in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).
There was an important spell in this set when Pedro won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.
Martinez Portero was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-1 30-40) and the 4th game (2-1 0-40). On the other side, Fils converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 56 points. Martinez Portero was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than the French player (33-23). The Spaniard conceded 7 points on serve (19-7). on the other side of the net, the French player conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).
Arthur won the set after he broke the Spaniard .
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. Also, on the other side, Fils didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 77 points. It’s worth to point out that, Fils won this set even if he scored less points 9 than the Spaniard (34-43). The French player surrendered 9 points on serve (20-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Pedro conceded 14 points on serve (34-14).
Martinez Portero conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Arthur Fils in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Spaniard extended his lead after breaking Fils in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
Martinez Portero converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 6th (4-1 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Martinez Portero didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 42 points. The Spaniard conquered the set after winning 10 more points than the French player (26-16). The Spaniard was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (12-2). In addition, on the other side, Fils conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).
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- Sebastian BaezBaez – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Arthur FilsFils (6-3 6-75 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
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