Flavio Cipolla battles past Simone Vagnozzi into final eight – Loughborough Challenger 2011
The 2011 AEGON Loughborough men’s single competition continued on November 10, 2011. Flavio Cipolla (Italy) played the match against compatriot Simone Vagnozzi. Cipolla won the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Both the Italian players were equally matched in the match as they tried their best to enter the quarterfinals of the tournament.
As the first set began, the two players could only score a single ace each. They also conceded the same number of double faults. Their service games were played cautiously, as they did their best to score points and not to concede
any errors.
Cipolla had a 89% first serve winning ratio while Vagnozzi had a 77% rate. Their serves also produced the same kind of statistics as Cipolla won 52% points from his first serve and Vagnozzi won 61% points. Cipolla’s second serve
points declined as he won 33% points while Vagnozzi scored 50% points.
The two players were also unsuccessful in saving all of their breakpoints, which is the reason for their decent shots, which managed tom break each other’s serves. Cipolla could save four out of his six breakpoints while Vagnozzi
was able to save two out of his three breakpoints. Vagnozzi led the first set, as he did not let his opponent in winning more than three games. Vagnozzi won the match 6-3.
With the second set in progress, Vagnozzi ranked at 161th place was looking for a win but Cipolla, ranked at the 80th place, took the lead in securing his place in the match. As the second set began, Vagnozzi could not
score an ace and conceded a double fault. Cipolla, on the other hand, scored an ace but did not concede any double fault, which made his pace consistent in the set.
Cipolla had a 77% first serve winning ratio while Vagnozzi had a 67% rate. Cipolla won 75% points on his first serve but Vagnozzi could only score 56% points on his first serves. Cipolla won 71% points from his second serve and
Vagnozzi increased his points when he scored 78% points on his second serve.
Vagnozzi’s opponent, on the other hand, was able to save both of his breakpoints, which gave him an added advantage in securing a lead into the second set. Vagnozzi could not save the breakpoint he faced, which further reduced
his pace. Cipolla won the second set 6-3.
As both players won a set each, the match entered into the third set. Vagnozzi was looking a bit wobbly as he could not score any ace but did concede a double fault. Cipolla scored an ace but he also conceded a double fault.
Vagnozzi would score 48% points from his first serve while Cipolla scored 58% points. Again, the players were able to break each other’s serves. Cipolla could save two out of his four breakpoints while Vagnozzi saved five out of
his eight. Cipolla won the third set 6-4 and cruised into the quarterfinals of the tournament.
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