Amanda Anisimova beats Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-5 1-6 6-4 in the final in Melbourne on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 9 minutes. This is the first time that the American conquered this tournament. She has never played in this tournament so far.
Anisimova was glad about how things unfolded. She commented:
“I’m in a such a good headspace now after an incredibly tough year. It’s so good to start off the year in a good place and winning a title, I honestly couldn’t ask for any more.”
Highlights Amanda Anisimova vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich Melbourne Summer Set 2 – Melbourne
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:09
The American won this encounter even if she conquered less points than Sasnovich (91 vs. 92).
Anisimova
The American won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points since she converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities.
Sasnovich
On the other side, Sasnovich was struggling when converting her break points (only 45% – 5/11). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Anisimova and Sasnovich is 1-0 for Amanda.
This was the 2nd career title for Anisimova. (see list of titles and finals). This was Sasnovich’s 2nd final after she lost in Seoul 2015 and in Brisbane 2018. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Amanda clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Amanda broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 12th game to win the set 7-5.
Amanda converted 11% of her break points (1/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-4 30-40), the 10th (5-4 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Sasnovich converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 81 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Aliaksandra (45-36). Anisimova lost 8 points on serve (23-8). On the losing side, the Belarussian conceded 22 points on serve (28-22).
had a strong start of this set after breaking Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. The Belarussian improved her lead after breaking Amanda in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before conquering the set.
A defining moment of this set was when Aliaksandra won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.
The Belarussian was on the money in converting all her break points in the 0th (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, the Belarussian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 42 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 14 more points than the American (28-14). The Belarussian dropped 5 points on serve (13-5). on the other side of the court, Anisimova conceded 15 points on serve (9-15).
started the set in the best possible way after breaking Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, Anisimova succeeded in coming back to break the Belarussian in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).
Anisimova was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 5th (1-3 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Sasnovich converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (3-1 15-40) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 60 points. Anisimova was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Aliaksandra (32-28). Amanda dropped 14 points on serve (19-14). on the other side of the net, Aliaksandra conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).
