Alexander Shevchenko defeats Felipe Meligeni Alves 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Rio De Janeiro on Monday. Shevchenko is going to play against Alexander Zverev or Bu Yunchaokete in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Shevchenko added to his prize money $ 16,350 after winning this match. He has already won $ 35,040 after this win. If he wins the next match, Shevchenko will add $ 30,605 to his earnings to get in total $ 65,645 in total.
Highlights Alexander Shevchenko vs. Felipe Meligeni Alves Rio Open – Rio de Janeiro
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Shevchenko scored 68 points vs. Felipe’s 50.
Shevchenko
Shevchenko struck 10 aces and he committed 1 double fault. The Kazakhstani won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 40% (6/15) of the procured opportunities.
Meligeni Rodrigues Alves
On the other side, the Brazilian had some problems converting his break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shevchenko and Meligeni Rodrigues Alves is 1-0 for Alexander.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Shevchenko vs. Alexander Zverev or Bu Yunchaokete – stats
Shevchenko will take on either Alexander Zverev or Bu Yunchaokete in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Alexander Zverev and 0-2 vs. Bu Yunchaokete.
Tennis Scores in Rio De Janeiro
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-2 7-5)
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (4-6 6-3 6-4)
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Gustavo HeideHeide (7-62 6-77 6-3)
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves (6-4 6-2)
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (3-6 6-3 7-63)
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-4 3-6 6-0)
Upcoming matches
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Hugo GastonGaston (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Sumit NagalNagal (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Nicolas JarryJarry (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (0-1) – H2H details and stats