Peter Torebko undoes Go Soeda in quarterfinal – Loughborough Challenger 2011
Peter Torebko (Germany) and Go Soeda (Japan) played their men’s singles quarterfinal match at the 2011 AEGON Challenger on November 11, 2011. The German played an awful first set when he was unable to win any of his games but he
eventually won the match 0-6, 7-6(8), 6-2.
Both players delivered an ace each in the set and both had a higher double fault rate. Torebko conceded double faults five times in the set while Soeda had four of them.
The Japanese, ranked at 118th place in the world, had a 64% first serve winning ratio while Torebko had a 38% rate. Both were near equal while scoring points with their first serves. Soeda won 69% points from his first
serve while Torebko could win 67% points.
Torebko reduced his points to great extent when he could only win 20% from his second serve. Soeda did not declined much as he scored 56% points from his second serve and kept an intimidating lead in the first set.
Soeda won both of his breakpoints, which made him keep Torebko play under pressure, while the German could win seven out of the ten breakpoints he faced. Torebko could not succeed with any of his service games or could break any
of Soeda’s serves. The Japanese won the first set 6-0.
As the second set progressed, Soeda was looking to seal the win but Torebko wanted some payback. Both players delivered an ace each.
Soeda conceded two double faults for he got intimidated by Torebko’s comeback. The German did not concede any breakpoints, as he wanted to win the set to equalize the match.
The two players were equal when it came to first serve winning ratios in the second set. Torebko had a 61% first serve winning rate while Soeda had a 60% rate. They were also equal in terms of winning points from their first serve.
Torebko won 65% points from his first serve while Soeda could win 63%. The German could not create any lead in the second set as the Japanese was talking behind and both players were winning their games in the second set.
The 23-year old German could not save any of the two breakpoints he faced, but this did not make him lose any momentum. Soeda could only save seven out of the nine breakpoints he faced, but he too did not falter behind in the set.
With none of the two players reducing their momentum, the second set went into a tiebreaker, which Torebko win 7-6(6).
Torebko’s great comeback in the second set took the match into a third set. It was now Soeda who looked intimidated by the German. In the third set, Torebko delivered four aces with a double fault once. Soeda could only score with
one ace and conceded double faults twice in the set.
The German was able to save all of his four breakpoints, which kept him in the lead. The Japanese could not save any of the two breakpoints he got which further reduced his pace. Torebko won the second set 6-2 and entered the semi
finals of the tournament.
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