Jeff Wolf victorious over Ritschard in the 1st round to set up a battle vs Giron or Shapovalov. HIGHLIGHTS – HOUSTON RESULTS

US MEN'S CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIP - HOUSTON RESULTS. Wolf bests Ritschard to square off with Marcos Giron or Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jeff Wolf vs. Alexander Ritschard

Jeff Wolf dispatches Alexander Ritschard 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Houston on Monday. Wolf will clash against Marcos Giron or Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 58 minutes. His best result in this competition was reaching the quarter in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Wolf's Record

Jeff added to his prize money $ 4,515 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 11,610 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 8,385 to his earnings to get in total $ 19,995 in total.

Highlights Jeff Wolf vs. Alexander Ritschard US Men’s Clay Court Championship – Houston

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Wolf
Ritschard
Jeff Wolf
6-3 2-6 6-4
1h:58
Alexander Ritschard
78
78
Total points
72
72
35
35
Winners
40
40
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
56%
56%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
4
4
0
0
Double Faults
7
7
67%
67%
1st in
68%
68%
73%
73%
1st won
75%
75%
35/48
35/48
1st won
40/53
40/53
63%
63%
2nd won
40%
40%
15/24
15/24
2nd won
10/25
10/25
-- Break Points --
3/9
3/9
Total
3/5
3/5
33%
33%
Won
60%
60%
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At the end of the match, Wolf scored 78 points vs. Ritschard’s 72.

Wolf

The American won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.

Ritschard

On the other side, the Swiss was effective when converting 60% of the break points that he conquered points (3/5). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Wolf and Ritschard is 2-0 for Jeff.

Draw and next match H2H: Jeff Wolf vs. Marcos Giron or Denis Shapovalov – stats

Wolf will square off with either Marcos Giron or Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-3 vs. Marcos Giron and 1-0 vs. Denis Shapovalov.Jeff Wolf Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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Wolf was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Alexander Ritschard in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break turned to be decisive for Wolf to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

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

They played 58 points. The American won 6 points more than Ritschard (32-26). The American conceded 5 points on serve (20-5). On the other side, the Swiss conceded 12 points on serve (21-12).

2nd Set -
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Wolf conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Alexander Ritschard in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Yet, there was more work to do for the Swiss to win the set as Wolf managed to break back in the 7th (2-5) game. Ritschard kept his cool to break the American in the 8th (6-2) game.

Alexander failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 30.

Alexander was perfect in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 6th (4-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). Also, on the other side, Jeff was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (0-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 15-40).

They played 48 points. Ritschard was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Jeff (27-21). Alexander lost 11 points on serve (15-11). On the other side, Wolf conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).

3rd Set -
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The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Wolf snatched in the 9th game (5-4) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Jeff was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 44 points. Jeff won 6 more points than Alexander (25-19). The American lost 5 points on serve (20-5). In addition, on the other side, Alexander conceded 5 points on serve (14-5).

1st
Wolf
Ritschard
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Wolf
Ritschard
2-6
2
6
2
5
1
5
1
4
1
3
0
3
0
2
0
1
3rd
Wolf
Ritschard
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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