TENNIS SCORES. Stubborn Sam Querrey survives Carballes Baena in the 2nd round in Salem Open

WINSTON-SALEM OPEN - WINSTON-SALEM. Querrey outlasts Carballes Baena to square off with Andrey Rublev in the 3rd round

Prediction and head to head Sam Querrey vs. Roberto Carballes Baena

Sam Querrey outlasts Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 7-5 in the 2nd round in Salem Open on Tuesday after conquering a huge battle. Querrey will have to play Andrey Rublev in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Sam conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

The American won the set after he broke Roberto in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Carballes Baena tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Notwithstanding, Sam maintained the focus before winning the set 7-5.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the American scored 77 points vs. Carballes Baena’s 58 points.

The American served very well to win 88% of the points (29/33) behind his first serve, and he won 59% points (13/22) on his second serve. Sam struck 15 aces and he committed 3 double faults. The American won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 30% (3/10). On the other side, Carballes Baena was remarkable in converting all the break points (1/1). Yet, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Querrey and Carballes Baena is 1-0 for Sam.

Next Match: Sam Querrey vs. Andrey Rublev – stats

Querrey will come up against Rublev in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Sam Querrey and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Querrey (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Querrey won 6-3 6-2 6-3 in the 2nd round in Wimbledon back in July 2019.

Tennis Scores in Salem Open

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