Learner Tien upsets Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Acapulco on Wednesday. Tien will face off with Tomas Machac in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 28 minutes.
Tien added to his prize money $ 33,020 after winning this match. He has already won $ 70,830 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 67,815 to his earnings to get in total $ 138,645 in total.
Highlights Learner Tien vs. Alexander Zverev Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Learner scored 63 points vs. Alexander’s 54.
Tien
The American was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (3/6).
Zverev
On the other side, Alexander was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Tien and Zverev is 1-0 for Learner.
Draw and next match H2H: Learner Tien vs. Tomas Machac – stats
Tien will take on Machac in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Learner Tien and Tomas Machac since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American snatched in the 8th game (5-3) before finally conquering the set (6-3).
Alexander had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-3 to 6-3.
The American converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Alexander was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 57 points. Learner conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Alexander (31-26). Tien conceded 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the net, the German conceded 10 points on serve (19-10).
Tien clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th
(1-3) game, Learner broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to conquer the set 6-4.Zverev was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-4 to 6-4.
The American converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Zverev was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th
game (2-1 15-40).They contested 60 points. The American won 4 more points than Zverev (32-28). Learner lost 12 points on serve (18-12). On the other side, the German conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).
Tennis Scores in Acapulco
- Learner TienTien – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3 6-4)
- Marcos GironGiron – Tommy PaulPaul (w/o)
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Holger RuneRune (3-0 ret.)
- Tomas MachacMachac – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (7-63 6-1)
- David GoffinGoffin – Ben SheltonShelton (7-63 6-3)
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (6-4 6-3)
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Casper RuudRuud (w/o)
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