WUHAN. Martic prevails over Peterson in the 2nd round

WUHAN OPEN - WUHAN. Martic gets by Peterson to play Veronika Kudermetova in the 3rd round

Prediction and head to head Petra Martic vs. Rebecca Peterson

Petra Martic aces Rebecca Peterson 6-0 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Wuhan on Tuesday. Martic will play against Veronika Kudermetova in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

There was not much story in this set after Martic conceded no games to the Swede before winning the set 6-0.

2nd set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Peterson conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

3rd set.

The Croatian won the set after she broke Rebecca in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game. That break resulted decisive for Martic to conquer the set since she didn’t drop her serve in the rest of the set.

Rebecca was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-1 to 6-1).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Martic scored 86 points vs. Rebecca’s 62 points.

The Croatian served very well to win 82% of the points (36/44) behind her first serve. Yet she won only 48% points (10/21) on her second serve. The Croatian won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points because she converted only 38% (5/13). On the other side, Rebecca had a tough time in converting her break points since she converted only 25% of her break points (1/4). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Martic and Peterson is 1-0 for Petra.

Next Match: Petra Martic vs. Veronika Kudermetova – stats

Martic will play Kudermetova in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Petra Martic and Veronika Kudermetova since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Wuhan

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