Elisabetta Cocciaretto upsets Jasmine Paolini 5-7 6-2 7-5 in the 1st round in the W100+H Dubai on Tuesday in what was an all-Italian match. Cocciaretto will fight against Sorana Cirstea in the 2nd round.
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Jasmine won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (4-5) game, Jasmine broke back 3 times in the 8th (4-4), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th () game to win the set 7-5.
Paolini converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 0-40), the 10th (4-5 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40). On the other side, Elisabetta was unerring in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A).
They contested 74 points. Jasmine conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Elisabetta (41-33). Jasmine lost 18 points on serve (23-18). Regarding the other side of the net, Elisabetta conceded 18 points on serve (15-18).
Cocciaretto had a favorable start in this set after breaking Paolini in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, there was more work to do for Elisabetta to win the set as Paolini managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (2-2) game. Elisabetta maintained her focus to break Paolini in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).
Paolini surrendered the 3rd game (2-1) when she was comfortably leading 40-0. Jasmine had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Elisabetta converted 80% of her break points (4/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (2-2 0-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Paolini converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40), the 4th (1-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (2-3 40-A).
They contested 57 points. Cocciaretto won 9 more points than Jasmine (33-24). Cocciaretto lost 15 points on serve (12-15). In addition, on the other side, Jasmine conceded 21 points on serve (9-21).
Cocciaretto had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Paolini in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Elisabetta to win the set because Jasmine managed to break back in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Cocciaretto kept her cool to break Jasmine in the 5th (3-2), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
Cocciaretto converted 36% of her break points (4/11). She had 11 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Paolini converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had her opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40), the 10th (4-5 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 78 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Elisabetta won just 2 more points than Paolini (40-38). Elisabetta dropped 20 points on serve (18-20). Regarding the other side of the net, Jasmine conceded 22 points on serve (18-22).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Elisabetta scored 106 points vs. Paolini’s 103.
Cocciaretto was pretty good at converting 53% of the break points that she procured (10/19). On the other side, Jasmine was sharp when converting 57% of the break points that she conquered points (8/14). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this match, the head to head between Cocciaretto and Paolini is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Sorana Cirstea – stats
Cocciaretto will face Cirstea in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Sorana Cirstea since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
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