TENNIS SCORES. Nao Hibino ousts Lao in the qualifications in New York

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK. Hibino overcomes Lao

Prediction and head to head Nao Hibino vs. Danielle Lao

Nao Hibino prevails over Danielle Lao 3-6 6-4 6-0 in the qualifications in New York on Tuesday.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Lao conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Hibino in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the American to win the set as the Japanese succeeded in breaking back in the 8th (3-5) game. The American maintained her cool to break Nao in the 9th (6-3) game.

The American failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.

2nd set.

Lao got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Hibino in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, Hibino refused to bow to find the way to come back to break the American in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

3rd set.

The American was overpowered in this set and Nao won the set 6-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Hibino scored 83 points vs. Lao’s 68 points.

Nao fired 10 aces and she committed 3 double faults. Nao was pretty effective in converting 75% of the break points that she conquered (6/8). On the other side, the American was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 40% of her break points (4/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Hibino and Lao is 1-0 for Nao.

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