Strong-willed Tomas Machac outlasts Murray in the 3rd round to set up a battle vs Arnaldi. HIGHLIGHTS – MIAMI RESULTS

MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Machac outlasts Murray to come up against Matteo Arnaldi in the 4th round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Tomas Machac vs. Andy Murray

Tomas Machac outlasts Andy Murray 5-7 7-5 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Miami on Sunday after winning a huge battle. Machac is going to play against Matteo Arnaldi in the 4th round. The epic lasted 3 hours and 28 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the qualifications in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Machac
Miami
Machac's Record

Tomas added to his prize money $ 41,900 after winning this match. He has already won $ 101,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Tomas will add $ 84,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 185,000 in total.

Highlights Tomas Machac vs. Andy Murray Miami Open – Miami

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Machac
Murray
Tomas Machac
5-7 7-5 7-65
3h:28
Andy Murray
123
123
Total points
117
117
58
58
Winners
51
51
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
15
15
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
59%
59%
1st in
56%
56%
75%
75%
1st won
82%
82%
58/77
58/77
1st won
51/62
51/62
51%
51%
2nd won
44%
44%
27/53
27/53
2nd won
21/48
21/48
-- Break Points --
2/5
2/5
Total
2/15
2/15
40%
40%
Won
13%
13%
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At the end of the match, Tomas scored 123 points vs. Andy’s 117.

Machac

Tomas served pretty well to win 75% of the points (58/77) behind his first serve, and he won 51% points (27/53) on his second serve. The Czech won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities.

Murray

On the other side, the Brit was battling in converting his break points (only 13% – 2/15). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Machac and Murray is 2-0 for Tomas.

Draw and next match H2H: Tomas Machac vs. Matteo Arnaldi – stats

Machac will square off with Arnaldi in the 4th round.

This will be the 2nd time that Tomas Machac and Matteo Arnaldi square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Machac (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Tomas Machac Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Murray 7-5
MurrayMachac
7
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
MurrayMachac
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
MurrayMachac
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
MurrayMachac
5
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
MurrayMachac
4
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
MurrayMachac
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
MurrayMachac
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
MurrayMachac
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
MurrayMachac
2
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
MurrayMachac
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
MurrayMachac
1
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
MurrayMachac
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
MurrayMachac
0
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Brit conquered in the 11th game (6-5) prior to eventually conquering the set (7-5).

Tomas was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 4-5 to 7-5.

The Brit was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Murray didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 83 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally Murray won only 1 point more than Tomas (42-41). Andy lost 8 points on serve (25-8). on the other side of the net, Machac conceded 17 points on serve (33-17).

2nd Set -
Machac 7-5
MachacMurray
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
MachacMurray
7
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
MachacMurray
6
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
MachacMurray
5
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
MachacMurray
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MachacMurray
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
MachacMurray
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
MachacMurray
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
MachacMurray
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MachacMurray
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
MachacMurray
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
MachacMurray
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40

Similarly to the 1st 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 Machac conquered in the 12th game (7-5) before finally conquering the set (7-5).

The Czech failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 15.

Tomas was unable to convert any of the 3 conquered break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th (5-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). On the other side, Andy wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-2 30-40).

They contested 76 points. Tomas conquered the set after winning 4 points more than the Brit (40-36). The Czech surrendered 13 points on serve (27-13). on the other side of the court, Murray conceded 13 points on serve (23-13).

3rd Set -
Machac 7-6
MachacMurray
7
6
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
4
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
7
5
MachacMurray
6
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
MachacMurray
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
MachacMurray
5
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
MachacMurray
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
MachacMurray
5
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
MachacMurray
5
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MachacMurray
4
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
MachacMurray
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
MachacMurray
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
MachacMurray
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
MachacMurray
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15

Machac conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Andy Murray in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, there was more to do for Machac to win the set because Murray succeeded in breaking back in the 9th (4-5) game. Tomas kept his cool before winning the set at the breaker at 5.

Tiebreak

The Czech won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 7th (3-4), 10th (5-5), 11th (6-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Murray won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (3-2) and 8th (5-3) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5

Machac converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Tomas saved 2 set points when he was 3-5 and 4-5 down. Also, on the other side, Andy converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 7th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 81 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Machac won just 3 more points than the Brit (42-39). Tomas surrendered 15 points on serve (24-15). on the other side of the net, Murray conceded 18 points on serve (24-18).

1st
Machac
Murray
5-7
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Machac
Murray
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Machac
Murray
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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