Paolini bests Hontama in the 1st round – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Paolini victorious over Hontama to square off with Elise Mertens in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jasmine Paolini vs. Mai Hontama

Jasmine Paolini bests Mai Hontama 6-0 3-6 6-2 in the 1st round in Indian Wells on Wednesday. Paolini will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Elise Mertens in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes.

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Paolini's Record

Paolini added to her prize money $ 10,890 after winning this match. She has won already $ 29,045 after this win. If she wins the next match, Paolini will add $ 22,850 to her earnings to get in total $ 51,895 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Paolini
Hontama
Jasmine Paolini
6-0 3-6 6-2
1h:42
Mai Hontama
78
78
Total points
65
65
40
40
Winners
30
30
51%
51%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
72%
72%
1st in
71%
71%
71%
71%
1st won
65%
65%
40/56
40/56
1st won
30/46
30/46
41%
41%
2nd won
32%
32%
9/22
9/22
2nd won
6/19
6/19
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
2/6
2/6
45%
45%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, the Italian scored 78 points vs. Hontama’s 65.

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Paolini won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points as she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

Hontama

On the other side, Hontama had a tough time converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Paolini and Hontama is 2-0 for Jasmine.

Draw and next match H2H: Jasmine Paolini vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Paolini will square off with Mertens in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Jasmine Paolini and Elise Mertens square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Mertens won 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Prague back in 2020.

Jasmine Paolini Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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This set was completely uneven as the Italian conceded no games to Mai before winning the set 6-0.

The Italian converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (5-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Paolini didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 34 points. Jasmine conquered the set after winning 16 points more than Mai (25-9). Jasmine was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (12-3). On the losing side, the Japanese conceded 13 points on serve (6-13).

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Mai won the set after she broke Paolini in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The Italian was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Mai was spot on in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, the Japanese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 57 points. Mai won 9 more points than Paolini (33-24). The Japanese conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 17 points on serve (19-17).

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Paolini in this set was much more effective than the Japanese and without many problems she won 6-2 after breaking Hontama in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Paolini won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the game count from 0-1 to 5-1.

The Italian converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Japanese wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (1-2 30-40).

They played 52 points. Paolini was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Hontama (29-23). Paolini conceded 9 points on serve (18-9). On the other side, Hontama conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).

 

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