Max De Vroome outplays Gabriel Friedrich to reach final eight – Boys’ Singles French Open 2012
Netherland’s Max De Vroome took down the Brazilian rising star, Gabriel Friedrich, in straight sets at the Boys’ Singles Roland Garros 2012 on Wednesday. He juggled up a 6-4, 6-3 victory against the world number 1505 to charge into the quarter-finals at
this clay court Grand Slam event taking place in Paris, France.
The 18-year-old Dutchman tumbled over Friedrich in almost an hour-long marathon in their first encounter. After pocketing this match with a single break of serve in each set, De Vroome secured a place in the last eight at this major tournament.
De Vroome stepped on the court number 14 with conviction and easily plucked his serve in the opening game. He continued hitting angled shots and kept his remaining serves with ease. The Dutch got the breakthrough in the last game after capitalising on one
out of three break opportunities and sealed the opener by winning six games to four.
The in-form youngster kept momentum sailing into the follow-up set and swiftly swiped his entire serves without facing any barrier. He cashed in one out of five break chances in the eighth game and pulled out the set with a 6-3 score line.
Summing up the winning teenager’s performance, De Vroome jolted down a lower first serve share of 55 per cent as opposed to his rival’s 69 per cent but superbly clinched 27 out of 33 points on it. He also fired nine vicious aces and dominated throughout
the match.
Next up for the Dutch is the eighth seed, Mitchell Krueger, who triumphed over the local wildcard entrant, Quentin Halys, in straight sets to set up this match.
The third seeded Brit, Liam Broady, faced a different fate. He was crashed out from the tournament by the hands of the American youngster, Noah Rubin, in gruelling straight sets.
The seeded Brit cashed in both break chances but dusted away only six out of 13 breakpoints he faced, ultimately suffering a 2-6, 3-6 defeat in 69 minutes. He also clobbered a poor first serve share of 43 per cent as opposed to his rival’s 69 per cent and
spilled several unforced errors.
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