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If the Lithuanian, who was ranked 72nd in the world ranking in the first set, calmly won, then in the second he had a little problem: he lost the advantage 4: 0, but in the end he managed to face the opponent in the last game, when he won the service of S.Nagal.
The 30-year-old Lithuanian broke the third set when the score was 4: 3 and managed to win the opponent’s pass.
The game lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. Both players made 2 irresistible passes, a Lithuanian once made a double mistake.
Although the boat did better on the first try (78% vs 62%), Berankis won 73% on the first try. points (48/66) and his opponent 59 percent. (45/76).
R.Berankis made 2 irresistible passes in this match and committed 5 double errors. The Lithuanian took 6 out of 14 chances to win the opponent’s submission, S. Nagal did it 2 out of 11 times.
Vilnius was great for the network, where he won 21 of 26 points, the opponent successfully played 4 of 7 times.
The most likely ball that Vilnius passed was 195 km / h in this confrontation. speed.
The victory in the first stage guaranteed R. Berankis 10 ATP rating points and almost 70 thousand. cash prize in euros.
AFP / “Scanpix” nuotr./Ričardas Berankis
This was the second meeting of these players in just over a week: they played in a smaller tournament in Melbourne, then the Lithuanian also left the happiest cards: 6: 2, 6: 2.
In the second stage, the Lithuanian will face the Russian Armenian Karen Kachanov (ATP-20), who broke the Australian Alexander Vukičius 6: 3, 6: 7 (4: 7), 7: 6 (7: 2), 6 : 4 (ATP-195). A Russian tennis player had risen to eighth position in the ATP rankings a year and a half ago.
The Australian Open prize fund reaches 80 million. Dollars.
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