Ashleigh Barty wins the title in Miami after Bianca Vanessa Andreescu got an ankle injury. The final result was 6-3 4-0 ret. This is Barty’s 10th career title, the 2nd of this season. The match lasted 1 hour and 2 minutes. This is the second time that Barty wins the tournament. Here you can see when her history at this event.
Barty was pleased about the outcome of the contest even if she was concerned by Bianca’s injury. She commented:
“It’s never the way you ever want to finish a match, particularly in a final. I really do feel for Bianca. I think she’s had such a rough trot with injuries in the past.”
Highlights Ashleigh Barty vs. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu Miami Open – Miami
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:02
At the end of the match, the Australian scored 52 points vs. Bianca’s 34.
Barty
Barty served very well to win 78% of the points (21/27) behind her first serve, and she won 53% points (9/17) on her second serve. Ashleigh didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (4/8).
Andreescu
On the other side, Bianca was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (1/2). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Barty and Andreescu is 1-0 for Ashleigh.
This was the 10th career title for the Australian. (see list of the title). The Canadian remains with 3rd titles after she conquered the tournament in Indian Wells (2019), in Toronto (2019) and at the U.S. Open 2019. (see list of the title)
Live score progression and stats
Barty started off on the right foot in the set after breaking in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Barty to win the set as the Canadian succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. Barty kept her cool to break Andreescu in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
Barty converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Andreescu converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th game (1-3 40-A and 40-A).
They played 58 points. Barty was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Andreescu (33-25). The Australian conceded 12 points on serve (22-12). on the other side of the court, the Canadian conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).
Barty took off at the beginning of the set after breaking in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Then, Bianca had to up out after rolling her ankle.
