Zizou Bergs upsets Tomas Martin Etcheverry 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Salem Open on Tuesday. Bergs will engage against Alex Michelsen in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes.
The Belgian added to his prize money $ 4,800 after winning this match. He has already won $ 11,640 after this win. If he wins the next match, Zizou will add $ 8,735 to his earnings to get in total $ 20,375 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Zizou scored 99 points vs. Etcheverry’s 89.
Bergs
Zizou won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.
Etcheverry
On the other side, the Argentine was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Bergs and Etcheverry is 1-0 for Zizou.
Draw and next match H2H: Zizou Bergs vs. Alex Michelsen – stats
Bergs will compete against Michelsen in the 3rd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Zizou Bergs and Alex Michelsen fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Michelsen won 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the qualifications in Cincinnati back in August 2024.
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 the Argentine conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before eventually conquering the set (6-4).
Zizou was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-4 to 6-4.
Tomas Martin was on the money in converting all his break points in the 9th (4-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 0-40). On the other side, Zizou wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (3-2 40-A).
They contested 62 points. The Argentine won 6 more points than Zizou (34-28). Tomas Martin dropped 9 points on serve (22-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the Belgian conceded 12 points on serve (19-12).
Bergs conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the 2nd game (2-0). The Belgian managed to boost his lead after breaking Tomas Martin in the 12th (7-5) game before winning the set.
The Belgian failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 0.
The Belgian converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Argentine was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (4-2 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 75 points. Bergs won 11 points more than the Argentine (43-32). The Belgian lost 11 points on serve (28-11). on the other side of the net, Tomas Martin conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Bergs grabbed in the 8th game (5-3) before eventually winning the set (6-3).
Bergs converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th game (4-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Belgian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 51 points. Bergs was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than the Argentine (28-23). Bergs lost 7 points on serve (17-7). on the other side of the net, Tomas Martin conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).
Tennis Scores in Salem Open
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- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (7-63 6-4)
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-3 6-4)
- Borna CoricCoric – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-3 6-4)
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-4 6-4)
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Hugo GastonGaston (6-1 6-4)
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- Zizou BergsBergs – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (4-6 7-5 6-3)
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- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (7-65 2-6 6-1)
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