TASHKENT. Fantastic Minnen destroys Bondarenko in the 1st round

Greetje Minnen breezes past Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2 6-2 in the 1^st round in Tashkent on Monday after playing a fantastic match to face off with Viktoria Kuzmova in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Minnen had a great start in this set after breaking Bondarenko in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Greetje managed to boost her lead after breaking Bondarenko in the 3^rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

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

2^nd set.

Minnen was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Bondarenko in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Yet, there was more to do for Minnen to win the set because the Ukrainian found the way to break back in the 6^th (1-5) game.

Minnen failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 30.

A crucial moment of the match was when the Belgian won 5 consecutive games in the 2^nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Minnen scored 66 points vs. the Ukrainian’s 41 points.

Minnen served exceptionally well to win 80% of the points (28/35) behind her first serve. Notwithstanding she won only 39% points (11/28) on her second serve. The Belgian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 83% of the break points that she conquered (5/6). On the other side, the Ukrainian was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 11% of her break points (1/9). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Minnen and Bondarenko is 1-0 for Greetje.

Next Match: Greetje Minnen vs. Viktoria Kuzmova – stats

Minnen will compete against Kuzmova in the 2^nd round.

There is no head to head record between Greetje Minnen and Viktoria Kuzmova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Tashkent

• Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Denisa AllertovaAllertova (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Harriet DartDart (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Katarina ZavatskaZavatska – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (6-3 5-4 ret.) – See score progression
• Alison Van UytvanckVan Uytvanck – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
• Katarzyna KawaKawa – Vitalia DiatchenkoDiatchenko (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Greetje MinnenMinnen – Kateryna BondarenkoBondarenko (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Tereza MartincovaMartincova – Irina-Camelia BeguBegu (6-7⁴ 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Danka KovinicKovinic – Sabina SharipovaSharipova (6-0 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
• Viktoria KuzmovaKuzmova – Francesca Di LorenzoDi Lorenzo (7-6³ 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Kristyna PliskovaPliskova (0-0) – See H2H details
• Nigina AbduraimovaAbduraimova – Monica NiculescuNiculescu (0-0) – See H2H details
• Pauline ParmentierParmentier – Aleksandra KrunicKrunic (1-0) – See H2H details
• Kirsten FlipkensFlipkens – Timea BabosBabos (0-0) – See H2H details
• Tatjana MariaMaria – Olga GovortsovaGovortsova (1-0) – See H2H details
• Akgul AmanmuradovaAmanmuradova – Ysaline BonaventureBonaventure (0-0) – See H2H details
• Stefanie VoegeleVoegele – Margarita GasparyanGasparyan (0-0) – See H2H details
• Viktoria KuzmovaKuzmova – Greetje MinnenMinnen (0-0) – See H2H details
• Tereza MartincovaMartincova – Katarina ZavatskaZavatska (0-0) – See H2H details