Alexei Popyrin gets by Kwon in the 1st round to collide vs Martinez Portero at the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Popyrin defeats Kwon to take on Pedro Martinez Portero in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Soon-Woo Kwon

Alexei Popyrin victorious over Soon-Woo Kwon 7-5 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Popyrin will try to keep the momentum against Pedro Martinez Portero in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 1 minute. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the 3rd round in 2019 and 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

Popyrin
New York
Popyrin's Record

Popyrin added to his prize money $ 40,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 140,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Australian will add $ 75,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 215,000 in total.

Highlights Alexei Popyrin vs. Soon-Woo Kwon U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Popyrin
Kwon
Alexei Popyrin
7-5 6-2 6-3
2h:01
Soon-Woo Kwon
101
101
Total points
68
68
34
34
Winners
35
35
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
51%
51%
26
26
Unforced
35
35
43%
43%
Ratio Unforced
57%
57%
20/27
20/27
Net Approaches
8/13
8/13
74%
74%
Perc
62%
62%
-- Serve --
14
14
Aces
6
6
5
5
Double Faults
13
13
50%
50%
1st in
55%
55%
92%
92%
1st won
67%
67%
34/37
34/37
1st won
35/52
35/52
59%
59%
2nd won
35%
35%
22/37
22/37
2nd won
15/43
15/43
209
209
Fastest serve
196
196
189
189
AVG 1st Serve
176
176
154
154
AVG 2nd Serve
143
143
-- Break Points --
6/10
6/10
Total
1/5
1/5
60%
60%
Won
20%
20%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, the Australian scored 101 points vs. the Korean’s 68.

Popyrin

Popyrin served extremely well to win 92% of the points (34/37) behind his first serve, and he won 59% points (22/37) on his second serve. The Australian fired 14 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Alexei was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that he procured (6/10).

Kwon

On the other side, Kwon was battling in converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Popyrin and Kwon is 2-0 for Alexei.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexei Popyrin vs. Pedro Martinez Portero – stats

Popyrin will fight against Martinez Portero in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Pedro Martinez Portero fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Martinez Portero (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

Alexei Popyrin Draw info

1st
Popyrin
Kwon
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Popyrin
Kwon
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
3rd
Popyrin
Kwon
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

  • Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Sebastian OfnerOfner (5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2)
  • Alexander ZverevZverev – Maximilian MartererMarterer (6-2 6-75 6-3 6-2)
  • Arthur CazauxCazaux – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-1 6-3 6-3)
  • Juncheng ShangShang – Alexander BublikBublik (6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4)
  • Andrey RublevRublev – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-3 7-63 7-5)
  • Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (7-63 1-6 6-1 7-5)
  • Taylor FritzFritz – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (7-5 6-1 6-2)
  • Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski (6-76 6-1 6-2 3-6 7-66)
  • Alexandre MullerMuller – Adam WaltonWalton (3-6 7-67 6-3 6-4)
  • Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (7-62 6-2 6-3)
  • Ugo HumbertHumbert – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-3 6-4 6-4)
  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Holger RuneRune (6-2 6-1 6-4)
  • Ben SheltonShelton – Dominic ThiemThiem (6-4 6-2 6-2)
  • Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Luca NardiNardi (7-5 7-63 7-65)
  • Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 7-68)
  • Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Kyrian JacquetJacquet (6-3 6-4 6-2)
  • Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (6-2 6-3 5-7 6-75 6-3)
  • Gael MonfilsMonfils – Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman (6-72 6-2 6-2 6-1)
  • Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Hugo GrenierGrenier (4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5)
  • Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-2 6-3)
  • Casper RuudRuud – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (7-62 6-2 6-2)
  • Rinky HijikataHijikata – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (7-61 3-6 6-4 6-3)
  • Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (6-3 7-5 5-7 6-2)
  • Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (7-5 6-2 6-3)
  • Francisco ComesanaComesana – Dominic StrickerStricker (4-6 6-3 7-64 6-3)

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