Hiroki Kondo prevailed over Suk-Young Jeong in the round one – Toyota Challenger 2012 CH
The local rival, Hiroki Kondo, outplayed Korean qualifying challenger, Suk-Young Jeong, in nearly one hour and 24 minutes the first round of the 2012 Dunlop World Challenge Tennis Tournament held at the carpet courts of Toyota,
Japan. After a tiresome contest between the two players, Kondo wiped out his straight sets win 6-4, 6-4 on Monday.
The two participants provided each other with tough competition from the beginning of the moment and concluded the two sets with close tie-breaker rounds. The Korean professional made a swift progress and consistently bagged away
all the games in order to emerge to the top. The critical point of his success in the match was his powerful serves, proving his might in front of all the overpowering odds.
Ranked 473rd in the South African Airways ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour Rankings, Kondo held his initial serve in the opening set with a strong determination to take the lead. However, he received
a tough trail because he was not able to preserve his ideal start. The two tennis participants miserably failed to capitalize on a single serve break opportunity for the remaining time in the opener. Eventually, the Japanese senior kept his hopes high crafting
his destined lead by 6-4.
The right-hander Japanese started to shift the games momentum in the second set and cashed on his rival’s initial serve, bagging the initial three games. The Korean competitor gradually fought preserving his serve for the remaining
part of the set. The 30-year-old, Kondo, broke his opponent’s serve later in the set to come on top. He dominated the scoreboard until the end and fortunately pulled out of the match with a 6-4 triumph.
The world number 364, Jeong, fired one ace and had a comparatively better initial serve precision of 64 percent throughout the match. He skilfully converted 26 of 37 first and 12 of 21 second serve points. On the contrary, his
rival secured the win because he fired 10 aces with 66 percent first serve precision. He pocketed away 30 of 35 points.
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