Andrea Vavassori in the photo – Photo Getty Images
Andrea Vavassori yields to Dominik Koepfer on Pietrangeli in his debut at Masters 1000 of Rome, 6-4 6-3 the final score of the match. The Italian, n.168 ATP and wild card in the tournament, played a decent match, but the German was more intense and continuous in his push from the baseline, and managed the game better in response, much more effective than the Italian .
Vavassori took the lead with a break in the third game, good at holding the defense with his backhand and breaking the rhythm, then gave the break back at 3-2 at the fourth break point, due to a few too many errors with his forehand and a missed volley. impossible on the decisive point. Koepfer improves his service performance in the set, Vavassori struggles in return. At 5-4 the German is very aggressive in response, the blue is thrown into defense and makes mistakes, conceding two set points at 15-40. Unfortunately he commits a double fault, which ends the partial 6-4 in favor of Koepfer.
The German took the court, after the serve he was quick to attack the ball and move Vavassori to the defense, where he was effectively disarmed. Andrea misses the first serve at 1-0 and Koepfer is ready: he responds decisively, finds a perfect lob to punish Vavassori’s attack and breaks the Italian with an acceleration forehand on the line. Dominik flies ahead 3-0. “Wave” saves a delicate break point in the following game and leads 1-3. Vavassori has two chances to reopen the set in the fifth game, but Koepfer saves two break points, an excellent backhand attack on the second, for the 4-1. Vavassori has another chance at 4-2 (bad service game from the German), but a forehand ends up in the corridor and Koepfer stays ahead, until 6-3 which ends the match.
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Winner: Koepfer
Service
Execution
Set 2
D. Koepfer
0-15
3-3pm
ace
30-15
40-15
5-3 → 6-3
D. Koepfer
0-15
3-3pm
30-15
40-15
40-30
df
40-40
A-40
40-40
df
40-A
40-40
A-40
4-2 → 5-2
A. Vavassori
15-0
3-3pm
15-30
30-30
40-30
4-1 → 4-2
D. Koepfer
15-0
3-3pm
30-15
30-30
30-40
40-40
40-A
40-40
A-40
ace
3-1 → 4-1
A. Vavassori
0-15
3-3pm
15-30
30-30
30-40
40-40
A-40
ace
3-0 → 3-1
A. Vavassori
15-0
3-3pm
30-15
30-30
30-40
1-0 → 2-0
Service
Execution
Set 1
A. Vavassori
0-15
3-3pm
15-30
15-40
df
5-4 → 6-4
A. Vavassori
15-0
30-0
40-0
ace
40-15
40-30
4-3 → 4-4
A. Vavassori
15-0
3-3pm
15-30
15-40
30-40
40-40
A-40
40-40
40-A
40-40
A-40
40-40
40-A
2-3 → 3-3
D. Koepfer
0-15
0-30
15-30
30-30
40-30
1-3 → 2-3
A. Vavassori
15-0
3-3pm
15-30
30-30
30-40
40-40
A-40
40-40
A-40
1-2 → 1-3
D. Koepfer
0-15
df
3-3pm
15-30
30-30
30-40
1-1 → 1-2
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