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Almaty: Duckworth beats Darderi, Basilashvili advances

Duckworth hit 17 aces to beat Darderi 7-5 7-6 on a Round of 16 day that also saw Mannarino beat Rublev in three sets.

All results

  • Round of 16James Duckworth d. Luciano Darderi7-5 7-6
  • Round of 16Adrian Mannarino d. Andrey Rublev6-4 3-6 6-3
  • Round of 16Nikoloz Basilashvili d. Facundo Diaz Acosta6-2 6-4
  • Round of 16Stefanos Tsitsipas d. Mikhail Kukushkin6-1 6-2
  • Round of 32Mattia Bellucci d. Martin Etcheverry Tomas7-6 2-6 6-4
  • Round of 32Tomas Machac d. Zangar Nurlanuly6-2 6-0

James Duckworth beat Luciano Darderi 7-5 7-6 in the Round of 16 at Almaty. Duckworth, ranked No. 73, hit 17 aces to Darderi’s 6 and won 88 % of his first-serve points. Darderi, the world No. 23, converted 0 of 1 break points, and still took the second set to a tiebreak.

Round of 16 and Round of 32 results, Almaty
Round of 16 and Round of 32 results, Almaty

Adrian Mannarino beat Andrey Rublev 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Round of 16. Rublev hit 13 aces to Mannarino’s 6. Rublev converted 1 of 6 break points. Mannarino converted 2 of 9.

Nikoloz Basilashvili beat Facundo Diaz Acosta 6-2 6-4. Basilashvili hit 14 aces and won 89 % of his first-serve points. He converted 4 of 4 break points, a perfect line.

Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-2. Tsitsipas hit 8 aces and 29 winners to Kukushkin’s 7, and converted 4 of 8 break points.

In the Round of 32, Mattia Bellucci beat Martin Etcheverry Tomas 7-6 2-6 6-4. Bellucci hit 15 aces to Tomas’s 10. Tomas Machac beat Zangar Nurlanuly 6-2 6-0, winning 85 % of his first-serve points.

Next in the draw, Bellucci plays Terence Atmane at 08:30 CEST and Machac meets Karen Khachanov at 10:00 CEST. Daniil Medvedev, the world No. 5, plays Sho Shimabukuro at 11:30 CEST, and Alexander Bublik plays Fabian Marozsan at 16:30 CEST.

Data as of 06:30 CEST · API-Tennis

Key numbers

17AcesDuckworth 17 · Darderi 6
1/2Break points wonDuckworth 1/2 · Darderi 0/1
64%First-serve percentageDuckworth 64% · Darderi 70%

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