The opening Round of 32 fixtures at the ATP Hangzhou Open featured battles between French and Australian competitors, with French players emerging victorious in both clashes.
While Valentin Royer advanced smoothly with a straight-sets victory (6-3, 6-4) over Adam Walton, Kyrian Jacquet was pushed to the limit against Aleksandar Vukic. Jacquet clinched the win after three grueling sets, sealing the match 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3.
Match Stats: Jacquet vs. Vukic Highlights a Tight Battle
The post-match numbers between Jacquet and Vukic underline just how tightly contested the clash was. Although Vukic commanded the service statistics with 16 aces against Jacquet’s 6, it was not enough to secure the victory. Jacquet proved far more clinical in critical moments, converting 2 of 5 break opportunities while holding off 14 of 16 break points faced. Although Vukic won slightly more total points (120 to 116), Jacquet held firm to take 15 of the 30 total games played (50%).
- Aces: Jacquet 6, Vukic 16
- Double Faults: Jacquet 5, Vukic 3
- 1st Serve Percentage: Jacquet 58%, Vukic 49%
- 1st Serve Points Won: Jacquet 65% (41/63), Vukic 73% (45/62)
- 2nd Serve Points Won: Jacquet 55% (36/66), Vukic 51% (23/45)
- Break Points Saved: Jacquet 14/16, Vukic 3/5
- Total Points Won: Jacquet 116/236 (49%), Vukic 120/236 (51%)
Schedule of Remaining Round of 32 Matches
The action at the Olympic Sports Center continues with a packed opening-round slate. Here is the schedule of play for September 24:
- 07:00: S. Shimabukuro (JPN) vs H. Gaston (FRA)
- 07:00: D. Sweeny (AUS) vs T. Daniel (JPN)
- 07:30: J. Faria (POR) vs T. Atmane (FRA)
- 08:30: R. Hijikata (AUS) vs D. Svrčina (CZE)
- 08:30: F. Marozsán (HUN) vs A. Bolt (AUS)
- 09:00: Y. Bu (CHN) vs M. Zheng (USA)
- 10:00: M. Bellucci (ITA) vs K. Majchrzak (POL)
- 10:30: J. Cui (CHN) vs D. Vallejo (PAR)
- 11:30: F. Sun (CHN) vs R. Safiullin
- 13:30: Z. Zhang (CHN) vs C. Wong (HKG)
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