Rhyne Williams downs Austin Krajicek to enter round two – JSM Challenger 2012
In an all-American battle, Rhyne Williams trashed his compatriot, Austin Krajicek, in straight sets at the JSM Challenger of Champaign 2012 on Tuesday. He clobbered a 6-2, 6-2 success against the world number 335 to charge into the second round at this hard
court tournament taking place in Champaign in Illinois, United States.
The higher ranked American unveiled his class after outshining against Krajicek in their third meeting. The contestants previously battled each other at the Knoxville Challenger last week and after earning this success, Williams booked a spot in the second
round.
Williams made a powerful entry at this ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Challenger Tour event taking place from 10th to 17th November. After Krajicek kept his serve in the third game, the 21-year-old unleashed flurry of winners
and reeled off last five games. He was never challenged with any breakpoint and converted two out of three break chances to his advantage.
Ranked 217th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Williams repeated his winning ways in the proceeding set. After the lower ranked American plucked his serve in the third game, Williams unleashed his form again and went on a five-game
tear. He dusted away the only breakpoint he came across and cashed half of the four break chances to achieve his goal.
The younger American struck five aces and coughed fewer unforced errors. He formulated a lower first serve share of 51 per cent as compared to his rival’s 58 per cent but magnificently marked 18 out of 21 points on it.
Next in queue for Williams is the British challenger, Daniel Smethurst in the round of 16.
The second seed, Mischa Zverev, faced a bitter reality later that day. He suffered a 4-6, 3-6 loss against the Australian qualifier, Chris Guccione, in one hour and three minutes. The German seed dropped his serve three times and availed only one out of
five break chances. He faced 15 aces and spilled several unforced errors which cost him the match.
Zverev also produced a lower first serve share of 44 per cent as compared to his rival’s 58 per cent and ended the match with only 51 points.
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