TENNIS SCORES. Dzumhur gets by King in the qualifications of the Winston

Damir Dzumhur downs Kevin King 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the qualifications in Salem Open on Saturday. Dzumhur will face Strong Kirchheimer in the qualifications.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Dzumhur took off at the beginning of the set after breaking King in the 1^st game (1-0). Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Dzumhur to win the set since the American succeeded in breaking back in the 8^th (3-5) game.

2^nd set.

Kevin in this set was too strong for the Bosnian and for that reason he won 6-2 after breaking Dzumhur in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

3^rd set.

Dzumhur started the set strong after breaking King in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The Bosnian managed to boost his lead after breaking King in the 3^rd (3-0) and in the 7^th (6-1) game before winning the set.

A crucial moment of the match was when the Bosnian won 4 consecutive games in the 3^rd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Bosnian scored 85 points vs. Kevin’s 80 points.

The Bosnian was sharp when converting 63% of the break points that he conquered (5/8). On the other side, Kevin was struggling in converting his break points as he converted only 33% of his break points (3/9). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Dzumhur and King is 1-0 for Damir.

Next Match: Damir Dzumhur vs. Strong Kirchheimer – stats

Dzumhur will face Kirchheimer in the qualifications.

There is no head to head record between Damir Dzumhur and Strong Kirchheimer since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Salem Open

• Bjorn FratangeloBjorn – Jurgen MelzerJurgen (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Damir DzumhurDamir – Kevin KingKevin (6-4 2-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Strong KirchheimerStrong – Kevin KrawietzKevin (4-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Borna GojoBorna – Taha BaadiTaha (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Raymond SarmientoRaymond – Christopher EubanksChristopher (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Petros ChrysochosPetros – Filip PeliwoFilip (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
• Marcos GironMarcos – Roy SmithRoy (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
• Daniel NguyenDaniel – Marcelo ArevaloMarcelo (6-4 4-6 7-6³) – See score progression

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