TENNIS SCORES. Mladenovic downs Garcia in the 2nd round in Zhengzhou

ZHENGZHOU OPEN - ZHENGZHOU. Mladenovic aces Garcia to take on Elina Svitolina or Yulia Putintseva in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Kristina Mladenovic vs. Caroline Garcia

Kristina Mladenovic gets by Caroline Garcia 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Zhengzhou on Wednesday. Mladenovic will face off with Elina Svitolina or Yulia Putintseva in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Garcia was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Mladenovic in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, Mladenovic managed to stage a good comeback to break Caroline 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Kristina was unable to break Caroline in the 9th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

A crucial moment of the match was when Mladenovic won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-2 to 4-2.

2nd set.

Mladenovic came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Garcia in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Mladenovic extended her lead after breaking Garcia in the 3rd (3-0) game before managing to win the set (6-2).

A crucial moment of the match was when Mladenovic won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Statistics

After this contest, the head to head between Mladenovic and Garcia is 2-1 for Kristina.

Highlights Kristina Mladenovic vs. Caroline Garcia Zhengzhou Open – Zhengzhou

Next Match: Kristina Mladenovic vs. Elina Svitolina or Yulia Putintseva – stats

Mladenovic will play either Elina Svitolina or Yulia Putintseva in the 3rd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Elina Svitolina and 2-1 vs. Yulia Putintseva.

There is no head to head record between Kristina Mladenovic and Elina Svitolina since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other at pro level.

Tennis Scores in Zhengzhou

Upcoming matches

  • Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Polona HercogHercog (4-1) – See H2H details
  • Kiki BertensBertens – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (2-0) – See H2H details
  • Saisai ZhengZheng – Alison RiskeRiske (2-4) – See H2H details
  • Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (0-4) – See H2H details