Jerzy Janowicz thrashes Alexander Kudryavtsev in first round – Eckental Challenger 2011
On November 2, 2011, the first round match of men’s singles competition at the 2011 Eckental Challenger featured Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) play against Alexander Kudryavtsev (Russia). The Polish player proved his dominance by winning
the match 6-2, 6-1.
The 20-year old Janowicz was playing much better than his 26-year old opponent, as Kudryavtsev did not get any chance to start his counter attack in any of the two sets.
Janowicz, who turned professional in 2005 and having a decent win/loss ratio of 59/23, played great shots against an experienced opponent. The Russian, who turned professional two years earlier than the Polish player, was looking
confused throughout the match as he lost both sets with a huge margin.
During the match, Janowicz scored eight aces while his opponent could only deliver four. The Polish player was also serving with ease as he conceded a single double fault.
On the other hand, Kudryavtsev had six double faults, mainly because he was not comfortable while playing against Janowicz and because he somehow could not reduce the pace by which his opponent was winning games.
In the first set, Janowicz was flawless, as he did not let his service games give any points to his opponent. The Russian had four chances to save his breakpoint but he could only save two of them.
Kudryavtsev was unsuccessful in using his serves to create a lead as he had a 39% first serve success rate as compared to his opponents 52%. The Russian, ranked at 148th spot in world rankings, also conceded two double
faults, which kept him on the back foot throughout the match.
Janowicz’s serves were right on the spot and consistent, as he won 82% of his points on first serves while Kudryavtsev could only score 58%. The Polish won the first set 6-2.
During the second set, Janowicz kept his momentum going against the Russian as he scored four aces and won 70% points on his first serve. The Russian was not establishing a base to start his offensive play because the Polish was
not giving him any room in doing so.
Kudryavtsev again conceded four double faults in the second set, again an indication that he was uneasy in playing his service games. Just as in the first set, the Polish was again successful in not giving the Russian any chance
to break his serves. Kudryavtsev, however, could only save four out of his six breakpoints in the second set.
Janowicz had a slightly lower first serve winning rate against his opponent in the second set, but the Polish sailed to an easy second set win with, 6-1. He now moves into the next round of the competition.
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