Belinda Bencic dispatches Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6 6-1 6-1 in the final in Moscow on Sunday.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Pavlyuchenkova conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Bencic in the 1st game (1-0). Anastasia reinforced her lead after breaking Bencic in the 9th (6-3) game before conquering the set.
2nd set.
Bencic had a great start in this set after breaking Pavlyuchenkova in the 1st game (1-0). Belinda managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Anastasia in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
Pavlyuchenkova was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-1 to 6-1).
3rd set.
Belinda won the set 6-1 without many problems.
Statistics
At the end of the match, Belinda scored 83 points vs. Pavlyuchenkova’s 64 points.
The Swiss served exceptionally well to win 84% of the points (36/43) behind her first serve. However she won only 36% points (13/36) on her second serve. Belinda didn’t lose the focus when converting 56% of the break points that she procured (5/9). On the other side, Anastasia had some problems in converting her break points as she converted only 33% of her break points (2/6). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Bencic and Pavlyuchenkova is 4-1 for Belinda.
Highlights Belinda Bencic vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Kremlin Cup – Moscow
Tennis Scores in Moscow
- Belinda BencicBencic – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (3-6 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
