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Dominik Koepfer hustles Rinky Hijikata 6-3 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Dallas on Thursday. Koepfer will face off with Tommy Paul in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.
The German added to his prize money $ 9,580 after winning this match. He has already won $ 22,850 after this win. If he wins the next match, Koepfer will add $ 16,585 to his earnings to get in total $ 39,435 in total.
Highlights Dominik Koepfer vs. Rinky Hijikata Dallas Open – Dallas
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Dominik scored 76 points vs. Hijikata’s 68.
Koepfer
The German served very well to win 75% of the points (46/61) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (12/24) on his second serve. Koepfer was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (1/2).
Hijikata
On the other side, the Australian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Koepfer and Hijikata is 1-0 for Dominik.
Draw and next match H2H: Dominik Koepfer vs. Tommy Paul – stats
Koepfer will take on Paul in the quarter.
This will be the 3rd time that Dominik Koepfer and Tommy Paul clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Koepfer and Paul (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Paul won 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Champaign Challenger back in 2017.
Live score progression and stats
Koepfer overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Rinky Hijikata in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was decisive for Koepfer to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
The German converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Hijikata was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 69 points. Dominik was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than the Australian (38-31). Dominik surrendered 12 points on serve (28-12). Regarding the other side of the net, the Australian conceded 10 points on serve (19-10).
Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Eventually, Dominik won the breaker at 7-5.
Tiebreak
The German won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 8th (4-4), 9th (5-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Hijikata won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2), 7th (4-3) and 10th (5-5) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, the Australian was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 75 points. This set was a huge battle since finally Dominik won just 1 point more than Hijikata (38-37). The German surrendered 15 points on serve (31-15). on the other side of the court, the Australian conceded 7 points on serve (22-7).
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