Rebecca Peterson stuns Caty McNally 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4 in the semifinal in Merida on Saturday. Peterson will face off with Camila Giorgi in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes.
Highlights Rebecca Peterson vs. Caty McNally Merida Open Akron – Merida
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Peterson scored 111 points vs. Caty’s 93.
Peterson
The Swede didn’t lose the focus when converting 67% of the break points that she procured (8/12).
McNally
On the other side, Caty was pretty focused in converting 63% of the break points that she procured points (5/8). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Peterson and McNally is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Rebecca Peterson vs. Camila Giorgi – stats
Peterson will come up against Giorgi in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Rebecca Peterson and Camila Giorgi clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Giorgi (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they played, Giorgi won 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Palermo back in 2020.
Live score progression and stats
Rebecca in this set didn’t concede much to the American and without too much struggle she won 6-2 after breaking McNally in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
The Swede failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 15.
The Swede was spot on in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, the American wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 9th game (1-6 15-40).
They contested 56 points. The Swede conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Caty (32-24). Peterson conceded 9 points on serve (17-9). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).
Peterson started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Caty McNally in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. However, there was more work to do for Caty to win the set because Rebecca succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (2-4), in the 8th (3-5) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Caty maintained her focus to break Rebecca in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (7-6).
Caty failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 40.
Yet also the Swede won 4 consecutive games from 2-5 to 6-5
The American was on the money in converting all her break points in the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, the Swede was on the money in converting all her break points in the 6th (1-4 0-40), the 7th (2-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-5 30-40).
They played 80 points. This set was so close that, Caty won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. The American dropped 21 points on serve (22-21). on the other side of the net, Peterson conceded 18 points on serve (19-18).
Peterson had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Caty McNally in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Yet, Rebecca managed to stage a good comeback to break McNally 3 times in the 5th (1-4), in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).
Caty was not able to offer any resistance in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-4 to 6-4.
The Swede converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-4 0-40), the 7th (2-4 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the American converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (4-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 68 points. The Swede was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than the American (39-29). Peterson dropped 17 points on serve (21-17). On the other side, McNally conceded 18 points on serve (12-18).
Tennis Scores in Merida
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (7-5 7-62) – Stats and score progression
- Rebecca PetersonPeterson – Caty McNallyMcNally (6-2 6-74 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Rebecca PetersonPeterson – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (1-2) – H2H details and stats