Stout Gauff saves 2 MPs to outlast Alexandrova in epic. HIGHLIGHTS – DUBAI RESULTS

DUBAI DUTY FREE CHAMPIONSHIPS - DUBAI RESULTS. Gauff outlasts Alexandrova to take on Marketa Vondrousova or Ana Bogdan in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

Cori Gauff survives Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(8) in the 1st round in Dubai on Sunday after conquering a huge battle. Gauff will square off with Marketa Vondrousova or Ana Bogdan in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 41 minutes.

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Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai

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Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Gauff
Alexandrova
Cori Gauff
7-63 2-6 7-68
2h:41
Ekaterina Alexandrova
114
114
Total points
121
121
34
34
Winners
39
39
30%
30%
Ratio Winners
32%
32%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
12
12
Double Faults
6
6
50%
50%
1st in
55%
55%
63%
63%
1st won
57%
57%
34/54
34/54
1st won
39/69
39/69
36%
36%
2nd won
47%
47%
20/55
20/55
2nd won
27/57
27/57
-- Break Points --
7/17
7/17
Total
9/17
9/17
41%
41%
Won
53%
53%
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The American won this match even if she conquered less points than Alexandrova (114 vs. 121).

Gauff

The American won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 41% (7/17) of the procured opportunities.

Alexandrova

On the other side, Ekaterina was well focused in converting 53% of the break points that she conquered points (9/17). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Gauff and Alexandrova is 1-0 for Cori.

Draw and next match H2H: Cori Gauff vs. Marketa Vondrousova or Ana Bogdan – stats

Gauff will play either Marketa Vondrousova or Ana Bogdan in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Marketa Vondrousova and 0-0 vs. Ana Bogdan.Cori Gauff Draw info

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1st Set -
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Gauff overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Vondrousova in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for the American to win the set as Alexandrova found the way to break back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Gauff kept her focus before winning the set at the tiebreak at 3.

However also the Russian won 4 consecutive games from 1-4 to 5-4

Tiebreak

The American won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 7th (5-2) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, the Russian won a minibreak in the 9th (3-6) point.

Gauff won the tiebreak 7-3 after she conquered a decisive 4-2 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 7-3

Gauff dropped 17 points on serve (22-17). Regarding the other side of the net, Alexandrova conceded 18 points on serve (25-18).

2nd Set -
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Vondrousova had a favorable start in this set after breaking Gauff in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Alexandrova to win the set because the American found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Russian maintained her cool to break the American in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The Russian converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40), the 4th (2-1 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Gauff converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 3rd game (0-2 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 44 points. Alexandrova won 12 points more than the American (28-16). The Russian dropped 11 points on serve (16-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Gauff conceded 12 points on serve (5-12).

3rd Set -
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Gauff had a favorable start in this set after breaking Vondrousova in the 1st game (1-0). However, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the American to win the set because Alexandrova managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1), in the 8th (3-5), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game. Cori maintained her focus before winning the set at the breaker at 8.

Cori failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 30.

A defining moment of this set was when Gauff won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to bring the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1. Nonetheless also Ekaterina won 4 consecutive games from 1-5 to 5-5

Tiebreak

Cori won 6 minibreaks in the 9th (4-5), 12th (6-6), 13th (7-6), 16th (8-8), 17th (9-8) and 18th (10-8) point. On the other side, the Russian won 4 minibreaks in the 5th (3-2), 7th (4-3), 11th (6-5) and 14th (7-7) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8, 10-c

Cori converted 44% of her break points (4/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A), the 9th (5-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). The American saved 4 set points when she was 3-5, 4-5, 5-6 and 7-8 down. Furthermore, on the other side, the Russian converted 44% of her break points (4/9). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 8th (2-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 10th (4-5 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 103 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Cori won just 3 points more than the Russian (53-50). Cori dropped 24 points on serve (21-24). on the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 32 points on serve (26-32).

 

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