Carlos Berlocq vs Facundo Bagnis – Quarterfinal Preview: Uruguay Open 2011 CH
The Argentinean opponents, Carlos Berlocq and Facundo Bagnis will play the quarterfinals on November 18, 2011, with the semi final spot in mind. Their match will be the competition part of the men’s singles division at the Uruguay
Open 2011. Both players would be in the hunt to secure a place in the semi finals and would be looking to carry on their decent run in the tournament.
Berlocq won his first round match against Gianluca Naso (Italy) 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-0. He then defeated Pavol Cervenak (Slovakia) in the second round, 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-3. On the other hand, Bagnis defeated compatriot Facundo Arguello
in the first round, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5. In the second round, Bagnis played against compatriot Agustin Velotti and beat him 7-6(6), 6-2.
The two players can make their way into the semi finals provided they counter each other’s service games with precision. Whichever player gains the lead in the first set may as well have the momentum to take a lead in the second
set. But both players have the tendency to bounce back in the match and take the set into a tiebreaker. Going into the quarterfinals, Berlocq, ranked at the world number 61st spot, would have an upper hand. He has a 236/115 win/loss ratio in the
ATP circuit and has a higher experience under his belt as compared to Bagnis.
The 153rd ranked Bagnis has a 48/41 win/loss ratio in his ATP career and would need a strategy to play and score against Berlocq in the quarterfinals. Bagnis would need to move his feet swiftly if he need to break Berlocq’s
service games. Berlocq has scored 363 aces in his career, overshadowing Bagnis’ four aces. Berlocq also leads Bagnis when it comes to the ITF (International Tennis Federation) career. Berlocq has a win/loss ratio of 117/45 in ITF while Bagnis has won 82 matches
in ITF and lost 57.
Both players have an equal service game winning percentage. Berlocq has won 68% of his service games while Bagnis has won 67% of them. Their tactics in the match would be to break each other’s serves or play aggressive shots in
the early half of the first set. The player, which creates a lead, can use the momentum to propel himself into a dominating stance, as the match would progress.
Quarterfinal matches are the moments in the tournament when pressure starts building up and players get under stress. These two players need to stay focused on their game and the semi-final berth would be their biggest motivation
as they head into their big match.
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