Tomas Machac defeats Tommy Paul 2-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Tokyo on Saturday. Machac will square off with Alex Michelsen in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 35 minutes.
Tomas added to his prize money $ 23,225 after winning this match. He has already won $ 49,820 after this win. If he wins the next match, Machac will add $ 47,690 to his earnings to get in total $ 97,510 in total.
Highlights Tomas Machac vs. Tommy Paul Japan Open Tennis Championships – Tokyo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:35
Machac won this encounter even if he conquered less points than Tommy (103 vs. 110).
Machac
Tomas won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points after he converted only 30% (3/10) of the procured opportunities.
Paul
On the other side, Tommy was not so effective in converting his break points (only 27% – 4/15). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Machac and Paul is 1-0 for Tomas.
Draw and next match H2H: Tomas Machac vs. Alex Michelsen – stats
Machac will square off with Michelsen in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Tomas Machac and Alex Michelsen square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Machac (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Machac won 6-3 7-62 in the quarter in Geneva back in May 2024.
Live score progression and stats
The American in this set was too strong for Tomas and finally he won 6-2 after breaking Tomas in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
The Czech was completely outplayed in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Tommy was perfect in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 0-40), the 7th (4-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (6-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Tomas was perfect in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 62 points. Paul was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than the Czech (37-25). Tommy conceded 7 points on serve (18-7). On the other side, the Czech conceded 19 points on serve (18-19).
Tomas won the set after he broke Paul in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (4-2) game. Tommy tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Anyhow, Tomas stayed solid to win the set 6-3.
Machac was flawless in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 0-40) and the 6th game (3-2 40-A). On the other side, Paul converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (1-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 40-A).
They contested 60 points. It’s worth to point out that, Machac won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Paul (29-31). Tomas conceded 15 points on serve (19-15). In addition, on the other side, Tommy conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
Machac didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Tommy Paul in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, the Czech managed to stage a great comeback to break the American in the 5th (2-3) game before winning the set at the breaker at 4.
Tiebreak
The Czech won 2 minibreaks in the 5th (3-2) and 11th (7-4) point.
Tomas won the tiebreak 7-4 after he conquered a decisive 5-3 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4
The Czech converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the American converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 40-A and 40-A).
They played 91 points. Tomas won 7 points more than Tommy (49-42). The Czech surrendered 14 points on serve (33-14). In addition, on the other side, Paul conceded 16 points on serve (28-16).
Tennis Scores in Tokyo
- Tomas MachacMachac – Tommy PaulPaul (2-6 6-3 7-64)
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-2 6-3)
- Holger RuneRune – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-2 6-4)
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-1 6-4)
- Ben SheltonShelton – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-4 6-3)
- Jack DraperDraper – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-4)
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-3 6-2)
- Arthur FilsFils – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-75 ret.)
Upcoming matches
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Tomas MachacMachac – (1-0) – H2H details and stats
