Varvara Gracheva ousts Volynets in the semifinal. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTIN RESULTS

Varvara Gracheva gets the better of Katie Volynets 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the semifinal in Austin on Saturday. Gracheva will seek to keep on going in this event against Marta Kostyuk in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 24 minutes.

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Gracheva's Record

Highlights Varvara Gracheva vs. Katie Volynets ATX Open – Austin

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Gracheva

Volynets

6-4 5-7 6-4
2h:24

101

101

Total points

94

94

39

39

Winners

35

35

39%

39%

Ratio Winners

37%

37%

-- Serve --

0

0

Aces

1

1

3

3

Double Faults

1

1

63%

63%

1st in

69%

69%

64%

64%

1st won

51%

51%

39/61

39/61

1st won

35/68

35/68

33%

33%

2nd won

43%

43%

12/36

12/36

2nd won

13/30

13/30

-- Break Points --

9/13

9/13

Total

8/14

8/14

69%

69%

Won

57%

57%

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At the end of the match, Gracheva scored 101 points vs. Volynets’s 94.

Gracheva

Gracheva didn’t lose the concentration in converting 69% of the break points that she conquered (9/13).

Volynets

On the other side, the American was sharp when converting 57% of the break points that she conquered points (8/14). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Gracheva and Volynets is 1-0 for Varvara.

Draw and next match H2H: Varvara Gracheva vs. Marta Kostyuk – stats

Gracheva will compete against Kostyuk in the final.

This will be the 6^th time that Varvara Gracheva and Marta Kostyuk clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Gracheva won 6-7⁴ 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Chicago back in 2021.

Live score progression and stats

Gracheva enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Katie Volynets in the 1^st game (1-0). Yet, Varvara found the way to come back to break Volynets 4 times in the 2^nd (1-1), in the 4^th (2-2), in the 6^th (4-2) gamein the 10^th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

The Russian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.

There was a pivotal moment in this set when the Russian won 4 consecutive games in the 1^st set so as to convert the score from 1-2 to 5-2.

Varvara was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2^nd (1-1 15-40), the 4^th (1-2 30-40), the 6^th (3-2 15-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, Volynets converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had her opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 0-40), the 3^rd (1-1 30-40), the 9^th (3-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11^th game (3-6 15-40).

They contested 57 points. Varvara won 5 points more than the American (31-26). Gracheva lost 17 points on serve (13-17). on the other side of the court, Katie conceded 18 points on serve (9-18).

Katie won the set after she broke Varvara 3 times in the 3^rd (2-1), in the 9^th (5-4) and in the 11^th (6-5) game. Gracheva tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4^th (2-2) and in the 10^th (5-5) game. However, Volynets managed to stay calm and finish the job to win the set 7-5.

Volynets failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 40.

Volynets was spot on in converting all her break points in the 3^rd (1-1 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 9^th (4-4 15-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 30-40). Also, on the other side, Gracheva was spot on in converting all her break points in the 1^st (0-0 30-40), the 4^th (1-2 15-40), the 8^th (4-3 40-A) and the 10^th game (4-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 89 points. It’s worth to point out that, The American won this set even if she scored less points 1 than Gracheva (44-45). Katie dropped 21 points on serve (22-21). In addition, on the other side, Gracheva conceded 22 points on serve (24-22).

Varvara won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 5^th (2-3) game, Varvara broke back in the 8^th (4-4) and in the 10^th game to conquer the set 6-4.

Katie was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.

Gracheva converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 8^th (3-4 30-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5^th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 49 points. This set was a huge battle since finally Gracheva won barely 1 point more than Katie (25-24). Varvara lost 7 points on serve (14-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Katie conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).

Tennis Scores in Austin

• Marta KostyukKostyuk – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
• Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Katie VolynetsVolynets (6-4 5-7 6-4) – Stats and score progression

Upcoming matches

• Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Marta KostyukKostyuk (1-1) – H2H details and stats