TIANJIN. Spirited Rebecca Peterson survives Jabeur in the semifinal of the Tianjin Open

TIANJIN OPEN - TIANJIN. Peterson outlasts Jabeur to square off with Heather Watson in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Rebecca Peterson vs. Ons Jabeur

Rebecca Peterson outlasts Ons Jabeur 0-6 6-4 7-5 in the semifinal in Tianjin on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Peterson will face off with Heather Watson in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

There was not much story in this set after the Tunisian conceded no games to the Swede before winning the set 6-0.

2nd set.

Peterson won the set after she broke the Tunisian in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Jabeur tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nevertheless, Rebecca refused to give way before winning the set 6-4.

Rebecca failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 15.

3rd set.

The Swede won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Swede broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 12th (7-5) game before winning the set 7-5.

Statistics

Rebecca won this contest even if she scored less points than the Tunisian (95 vs. 100).

Peterson won this match even if she was struggling in finding the solution in converting her break points since she converted only 40% (4/10). On the other side, Ons had a tough time in converting her break points as she converted only 29% of her break points (5/17). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Peterson and Jabeur is 1-0 for Rebecca.

Highlights Rebecca Peterson vs. Ons Jabeur Tianjin Open – Tianjin

Next Match: Rebecca Peterson vs. Heather Watson – stats

Peterson will come up against Watson in the final.

This will be the 2nd time that Rebecca Peterson and Heather Watson play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Peterson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Peterson won 6-2 6-2 in the qualifications in Wuhan back in September 2019.

Tennis Scores in Tianjin

Upcoming matches

  • Rebecca PetersonPeterson – Heather WatsonWatson (1-0) – See H2H details