Staunch Paula Badosa outlasts Zidansek in the semifinal – IASI RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

Paula Badosa survives Tamara Zidansek 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) in the semifinal in Iasi on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Badosa will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Mayar Sherif in the final.

Iasi

Badosa's Record

Badosa added to her prize money € 4,400 after winning this match. She has already won € 10,770 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Spaniard will add € 7,520 to her earnings to get in total € 18,290 in total.

Highlights Paula Badosa vs. Tamara Zidansek UniCredit Iasi Open – Iasi

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Badosa

Zidansek

3-6 7-5 7-6¹
2h:36

111

111

Total points

104

104

35

35

Winners

43

43

32%

32%

Ratio Winners

41%

41%

-- Serve --

3

3

Aces

0

0

10

10

Double Faults

7

7

65%

65%

1st in

63%

63%

61%

61%

1st won

54%

54%

35/57

35/57

1st won

43/80

43/80

32%

32%

2nd won

38%

38%

10/31

10/31

2nd won

18/47

18/47

-- Break Points --

8/24

8/24

Total

8/9

8/9

33%

33%

Won

89%

89%

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After this match, the head to head between Badosa and Zidansek is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Paula Badosa vs. Mayar Sherif – stats

Badosa will face Sherif in the final.

This will be the 3^rd time that Paula Badosa and Mayar Sherif play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Badosa and Sherif (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Sherif won 6-3 6-0 in the quarter in Lleida back in 1970.

Live score progression and stats

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Slovenian snatched in the 8^th game (5-3) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

Paula was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3 to 6-3.

Zidansek was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 8^th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, Badosa was flawless in converting all her break points in the 3^rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 7^th (3-3 30-40) and the 9^th game (3-5 40-A and 40-A).

They played 66 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Slovenian won just 2 points more than Paula (34-32). Tamara lost 15 points on serve (26-15). On the losing side, the Spaniard conceded 8 points on serve (17-8).

Badosa had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Tamara Zidansek in the 2^nd game (2-0). However, there was more work to do for Badosa to win the set as Zidansek found the way to break back in the 3^rd (1-2), in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 7^th (4-3) game. Paula maintained her focus to break Zidansek in the 6^th (3-3), in the 10^th (5-5) and in the 12^th (7-5) game.

Paula failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 15.

Tamara was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-5 to 7-5.

Paula converted 23% of her break points (3/13). She had 13 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 30-40), the 4^th (2-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 6^th (2-3 0-40), the 10^th (4-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12^th game (6-5 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Zidansek converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd (0-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 5^th (2-2 0-40), the 7^th (3-3 0-40) and the 13^th game (4-7 15-40).

They played 83 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Spaniard won this set even if she scored less points 1 than the Slovenian (41-42). Paula conceded 19 points on serve (11-19). On the losing side, Zidansek conceded 30 points on serve (23-30).

The Spaniard won the set after recovering 3 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve 3 times in the 3^rd (1-2), in the 5^th (2-3) and in the 11^th (5-6) game, Paula broke back 3 times in the 4^th (2-2), in the 6^th (3-3) and in the 12^th (6-6) game before bringing the set at the breaker that she won 7-1.

Tiebreak

Paula won 5 minibreaks in the 1^st (1-0), 2^nd (2-0), 5^th (4-1), 6^th (5-1) and 8^th (7-1) point. On the other side, Tamara won a minibreak in the 3^rd (1-2) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1

The Spaniard converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4^th (1-2 0-40), the 6^th (2-3 15-40) and the 12^th game (5-6 0-40). On the other side, Tamara was perfect in converting all her break points in the 3^rd (1-1 30-40), the 5^th (2-2 15-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 15-40).

They contested 66 points. The Spaniard conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Tamara (38-28). Badosa lost 17 points on serve (17-17). Regarding the other side of the net, Tamara conceded 21 points on serve (11-21).

Tennis Scores in Iasi

• Paula BadosaBadosa – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (3-6 7-5 7-6¹)
• Mayar SherifSherif – Oleksandra OliynykovaOliynykova (6-3 6-1)

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