Vit Kopriva defeats Jesper De Jong 6-0 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in the Lima Challenger on Thursday. Kopriva will clash against Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera in the quarter.
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This set was completely uneven because the Czech conceded no games to the Dutch before winning the set 6-0.
Vit was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 2nd (2-0 15-40) and the 5th game (4-0 30-40). On the other side, Vit didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 31 points. Vit was the one to win the set after conquering 17 more points than De Jong (24-7). The Czech was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (12-2). on the other side of the court, Jesper conceded 12 points on serve (5-12).
Kopriva had a head start at the beginning of the set to break De Jong in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, De Jong managed to stage a great comeback to break Kopriva in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Vit capitulated the 2nd game (1-1) when he was 40-0 up.
The Dutch converted 100% of his break points (2/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A). On the other side, Vit was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 59 points. Jesper was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Vit (32-27). De Jong conceded 12 points on serve (18-12). In addition, on the other side, Vit conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).
Vit won the set after he broke Jesper in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game.
The Dutch was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
The Czech converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). On the other side, the Czech didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 44 points. The Czech was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than the Dutch (28-16). Vit dropped 6 points on serve (16-6). On the other side, De Jong conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).
Vit will add to his prize money $ 600 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 1,460 after this win. If he wins the next match, Kopriva will add $ 1,050 to his earnings to get in total $ 2,510 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Czech scored 79 points vs. De Jong’s 55.
The Czech was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (6/12). On the other side, Jesper was fantastic in converting all his break points (2/2). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Kopriva and De Jong is 1-0 for Vit.
Draw and next match H2H: Vit Kopriva vs. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera – stats
Kopriva will fight against Tomas Barrios Vera in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Vit Kopriva and Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
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