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Bad Waltersdorf Ch F: Jaume Munar [1] def. Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-2, 6-1 Match Stats

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T. Seyboth Wild's only moment came when he landed his forehand down-the-line winner to secure his only break point back in the third game of the first set. Afterward, the match was completely in J. Munar's control, returning more deeply and aggressively, which brought the former off-balance, added by his implosion. This way, J. Munar converted 67% of his break points, creating 6 of them compared to T. Seyboth Wild's non-conversion of his sole break point.

Besides, the first seed's dominance also extended to his service games. Despite neither player's inability to score an ace, J. Munar won 79% of his first serve points, 28% more than T. Seyboth Wild, which helped him navigating even the slightest troubles. However, even though neither player double-faulted throughout the match, T. Seyboth Wild's second serves remained the most vulnerable with only winning 42% of his points, 16% lesser than J. Munar's 66%.

Not only this masterclass secured J. Munar's second Challenger title of the year after the San Marino Challenger just a few months ago (and tenth of his career), this also marked the 8th consecutive year of him winning a Challenger-level title. As a result, he confirmed his Top 100 stay as he was 62 live by the end of the tournament. What an opportunity, after all.

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The second set became a one-way traffic as J. Munar dialed in, while T. Seyboth Wild imploded, resulting in the former's further dominance throughout this set. The Spanish first seed kicked off the set with a service game hold to 1-0, and fired a backhand down-the-line winner to force the deuce even if T. Seyboth Wild held his serves to 1-1. The former then held his serves to 2-1, and scored a timely volley to set himself ahead before breaking to 3-1 due to the Brazilian's prevalent forehand errors.

By the end of the fifth game, J. Munar strengthened his position with a service game hold to 4-1. Somehow, a forehand winner steadily minimized the gap for him before forcing the deuce, ultimately doubling his break lead to 5-1, earning the chance to serve for the match. Without any further hesitation, J. Munar held to 0, baking the second-set breadstick (6-1) to secure his second Challenger-level title within this month alone.

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The first Challenger finals for the week kicked off in the Bad Waltersdorf Challenger, where first seed Jaume Munar, who turned out to save 3 match points to defeat Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 5-7, 7-6(10), 6-1 in the semifinals, faced fourth seed (trigger warning) Thiago Seyboth Wild, who stunned sixth seed Laslo Djere 6-1, 6-4 in the previous round. This became an aggression masterclass by the former for a lot of reasons, mainly due to his more balanced showing under pressure.

Initially, T. Seyboth Wild had a break point, which turned out to be his only break point throughout the match, thanks to his forehand down-the-line winner in the third game before J. Munar regained his range in time before a massive hold to 2-1. It took several games later before the fourth seed also had a fair chance from his forehand to the first seed's volley error, but J. Munar ended the game with a gigantic hold to 3-2.

In the sixth game, J. Munar's aggression intensified as his preceding volley to T. Seyboth Wild's failed volley set himself a point ahead before the latter's forehand errors caused the break of serve to 4-2. The Spanish first seed then smoothly held his serves to 5-2, and questioned the latter's balance further as the fourth seed's forehand errors not only created his set point, but also converted it for J. Munar to break for the first set 6-2, asserting his dominance as the match went deeper.

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Fefo had his fair moments in the second set, but M. Brunold remained solid until the end of the set thanks to his more aggressive and anticipative gameplay. It took five consecutive holds before the Swiss qualifier's erratic service game paved the way for the Argentinean third seed to break, which happened due to M. Brunold's failed drop shot (4-2). However, M. Brunold responded through a break-back (4-3) to 0, where a backhand down-the-line winner helped him to set himself 2 points ahead at that game. M. Brunold then held his serves to 4-4 even if he survived a forehand pass from Fefo to start the said game.

Several games later, M. Brunold became more aggressive, notably firing a backhand winner 2 points after firing another forehand winner, but Fefo still held the said service game to 6-5. Ultimately, the second-set tie-break became inevitable, which kicked off with Fefo's forehand error (1-0) before M. Brunold held his serves to 2-0. The latter also held with a working volley to 4-2, but his forehand error (5-5) after Fefo's forehand pass (5-4) equalized the point. Alas, M. Brunold's unreturned serve generated his match point (6-5) before his forehand winner converted it, taking the second set 7-6(5) to secure his spot in the second round.

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The action in the Bad Waltersdorf Challenger then continued with third seed Federico Coria, who got knocked out by eventual champion Vit Kopriva in last week's Szczecin Challenger semifinals, took on 19-year-old qualifier Mika Brunold, who previously defeated Sebastian Sorger in the second qualifying round after preceded by the retirement of Daniel Masur. This turned out to be a close encounter with the more consistent player in range getting through the next round, but parts of this match became its own rollercoaster depending on how they managed their rhythm from the baseline.

M. Brunold had a solid start as he went after Fefo's backhands, one of which errors caused the early break to 1-0. The Swiss qualifier then held his serves to 2-0, with Fefo keeping in touch with a service game hold to 2-1. Several games later, Fefo took advantage of M. Brunold's forehand errors, which allowed him to break back to 3-3, but he got broken back (4-3) due to his forehand errors several points after M. Brunold's backhand down-the-line return winner 2 points into the seventh game.

Subsequently, M. Brunold held his serves to 5-3, which was followed by another hold from Fefo to 5-4. As a result, the former earned the chance to serve for the first set, but even if a cross-court forehand error after a double fault created Fefo's initial break point, it was neutralized before the former took the first set 6-4 thanks to his intuitive volley finish, putting himself one set ahead in this match.