TENNIS SCORES. Fratangelo beats Melzer in the qualifications in Salem Open

Bjorn Fratangelo hustles Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-4 in the qualifications in Salem Open on Saturday. Fratangelo will have to play Petros Chrysochos in the qualifications.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The American conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 5^th (2-3) game, The American broke back in the 8^th (4-4) and in the 10^th (6-4) game before winning the set 6-4.

Jurgen couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-4 to 6-4).

2^nd set.

Fratangelo won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3^rd (1-2) game, The American broke back in the 8^th (4-4) and in the 10^th (6-4) game before winning the set 6-4.

Jurgen had no answers in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-4 to 6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the American scored 68 points vs. the Austrian’s 56 points.

Fratangelo served very well to win 80% of the points (24/30) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (13/26) on his second serve. The American was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (4/8). On the other side, Jurgen was exceptional in converting all the break points (2/2). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Fratangelo and Melzer is 1-0 for Bjorn.

Next Match: Bjorn Fratangelo vs. Petros Chrysochos – stats

Fratangelo will face Chrysochos in the qualifications.

There is no head to head record between Bjorn Fratangelo and Petros Chrysochos since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

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