Otto Virtanen dispatches Halys in the 1st round to collide vs De Minaur. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Virtanen wins against Halys to face Alex De Minaur in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. Quentin Halys

Otto Virtanen conquers Quentin Halys 6-3 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 in the 1st round in New York on Tuesday. Virtanen will square off with Alex De Minaur in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 43 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Virtanen
New York
Virtanen's Record

Virtanen 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 Finn will add $ 75,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 215,000 in total.

Highlights Otto Virtanen vs. Quentin Halys U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Virtanen
Halys
Otto Virtanen
6-3 6-3 6-74
6-2
2h:43
Quentin Halys
138
138
Total points
108
108
49
49
Winners
58
58
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
54%
54%
13
13
Unforced
41
41
24%
24%
Ratio Unforced
76%
76%
14/21
14/21
Net Approaches
21/35
21/35
67%
67%
Perc
60%
60%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
18
18
4
4
Double Faults
12
12
55%
55%
1st in
56%
56%
86%
86%
1st won
73%
73%
49/57
49/57
1st won
58/80
58/80
66%
66%
2nd won
42%
42%
31/47
31/47
2nd won
26/62
26/62
220
220
Fastest serve
204
204
196
196
AVG 1st Serve
187
187
167
167
AVG 2nd Serve
162
162
-- Break Points --
5/16
5/16
Total
0/2
0/2
31%
31%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Otto scored 138 points vs. Halys’s 108.

Virtanen

Otto served pretty well to win 86% of the points (49/57) behind his first serve, and he won 66% points (31/47) on his second serve. Virtanen blasted 10 aces and he committed 4 double faults. The Finn won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points as he converted only 31% (5/16) of the procured opportunities.

Halys

On the other side, Halys wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Virtanen and Halys is 1-0 for Otto.

Draw and next match H2H: Otto Virtanen vs. Alex De Minaur – stats

Virtanen will take on De Minaur in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Otto Virtanen and Alex De Minaur since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Otto Virtanen Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Virtanen 6-3
VirtanenHalys
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
VirtanenHalys
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
VirtanenHalys
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
VirtanenHalys
4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
VirtanenHalys
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
VirtanenHalys
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
VirtanenHalys
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
VirtanenHalys
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
VirtanenHalys
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Virtanen grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).

Otto converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Quentin was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40).

They contested 63 points. The Finn won 9 points more than Quentin (36-27). Otto surrendered 8 points on serve (22-8). on the other side of the net, Halys conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).

2nd Set -
Virtanen 6-3
VirtanenHalys
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
VirtanenHalys
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
VirtanenHalys
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
VirtanenHalys
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
VirtanenHalys
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
VirtanenHalys
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
VirtanenHalys
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
VirtanenHalys
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
VirtanenHalys
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

Virtanen won the set after he broke Halys in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Virtanen converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, Virtanen didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 51 points. The Finn was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than the French player (29-22). Otto surrendered 5 points on serve (16-5). In addition, on the other side, the French player conceded 13 points on serve (17-13).

3rd Set -
Halys 7-6
HalysVirtanen
7
6
V
1
0
H
1
1
H
2
1
V
3
1
V
4
1
H
5
1
H
6
1
V
6
2
V
6
3
H
6
4
H
7
4
HalysVirtanen
6
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
HalysVirtanen
5
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
HalysVirtanen
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
HalysVirtanen
4
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
HalysVirtanen
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
HalysVirtanen
3
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
HalysVirtanen
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
HalysVirtanen
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
HalysVirtanen
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
HalysVirtanen
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
HalysVirtanen
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
HalysVirtanen
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40

Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Finally, the French player won the breaker at 7-4.

Tiebreak

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

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

Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, the Finn was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 8th (4-3 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 88 points. It’s worth to point out that, The French player won this set even if he scored less points 4 than Otto (42-46). Quentin lost 20 points on serve (34-20). Regarding the other side of the net, Otto conceded 8 points on serve (26-8).

4th Set -
Virtanen 6-2
VirtanenHalys
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
VirtanenHalys
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
VirtanenHalys
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
VirtanenHalys
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
VirtanenHalys
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
VirtanenHalys
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
VirtanenHalys
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
VirtanenHalys
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Otto in this set was more solid than Halys and without too much hustling he won 6-2 after breaking Quentin in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Virtanen converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Finn didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 43 points. Otto was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Halys (28-15). Otto was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). In addition, on the other side, Quentin conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

1st
Virtanen
Halys
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Virtanen
Halys
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Virtanen
Halys
6-7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
4th
Virtanen
Halys
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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