TENNIS SCORES. Great Kenin conquers the title in Guangzhou

Sofia Kenin downs Samantha Stosur 6-7⁴ 6-4 6-2 in the final in Guangzhou on Saturday.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Stosur conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 6^th (2-4) game, Samantha broke back in the 7^th (3-4) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 4.

2^nd set.

Kenin had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Stosur in the 1^st game (1-0). However, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the American to win the set since the Australian found the way to break back in the 4^th (2-2) game. Kenin kept her cool to break Samantha in the 9^th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

3^rd set.

Kenin conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Stosur in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. The American extended her lead after breaking Samantha in the 3^rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

A crucial moment of the match was when Sofia won 4 consecutive games in the 3^rd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Sofia scored 105 points vs. Samantha’s 94 points.

The American was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (5/10). On the other side, Stosur was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 29% of her break points (2/7). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Kenin and Stosur is 1-2 for Samantha.

Tennis Scores in Guangzhou

• Sofia KeninKenin – Samantha StosurStosur (6-7⁴ 6-4 6-2) – See score progression