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Tennis | Madrid Open 2022 | Evans looks to end clay court drought against Delbonis

Tony Fairbairn
Tennis

By Tony Fairbairn

  • Dan Evans v Federico Delbonis
  • H2H: Evans leads 1-0
MADRID, SPAIN – Dan Evans is looking to end his clay court drought in Madrid and up first is Argentinian Federico Delbonis.

 

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H2H & Match Fundamentals

Dan Evans v Federico Delbonis H2H: First Meeting
Madrid Open Madrid, Spain
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Dan Evans will look to end his clay court drought in Madrid and first up is clay-court specialist Federico Delbonis.

 

Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2022 – Clay)

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H2H: Dan Evans (WR 35) Federico Delbonis

(WR 36)
Tournament Previous Best R3 (2021) R3 (2021)
1st Serve % 65.4 67.3
Service Games Won % 67.3 69.5
Break Points Saved % 62.8 57.9
2nd Serve Return Points Won % 44.3 47
Break Points Converted % 55 46

Both players have been inconsistent on clay so far this season and that shows in the statistics with Delbonis having the advantage on serve and Evans having the advantage on return.

 

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Playing styles and prediction

Delbonis is a player that usually thrives on the clay especially given how well the Argentinian constructs points on serve. However that hasn’t been the case this year with two first round losses in Marrakech and Barcelona as well as a loss to Alexander Zverev in Monte-Carlo. As Rome approaches, where he has a lot of points to defend, the pressure is on for Delbonis to start performing.

Evans will look to put pressure on Delbonis from the start of the match and test the Argentinian’s confidence early on. Delbonis will look to serve well and make Evans run in all areas of the court and force errors out of the Brit. Both players need to win this match and Delbonis’ clay court craft should get him through this one.

Prediction: Delbonis in three sets.

 

 

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