BEIJING. Gritty Ashleigh Barty outlasts Bertens in the semifinal of the China Open

CHINA OPEN - BEIJING. Barty survives Bertens to play Naomi Osaka in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ashleigh Barty vs. Kiki Bertens

Ashleigh Barty outlasts Kiki Bertens 6-3 3-6 7-67 in the semifinal in Beijing on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Barty will face Naomi Osaka in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Barty came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Bertens in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was sufficient for the Australian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.

Barty missed the chance to break Kiki in the 8th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

2nd set.

Bertens conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Barty in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That was sufficient for Bertens to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.

3rd set.

Bertens started the set in the best possible way after breaking Barty in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, the Australian succeeded in coming back to break the Dutch in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 7.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Australian scored 107 points vs. the Dutch’s 99 points.

The Australian won this match even if she was struggling in finding the solution in converting her break points because she converted only 27% (3/11). On the other side, Bertens was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 43% of her break points (3/7). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Barty and Bertens is 5-0 for Ashleigh.

Highlights Ashleigh Barty vs. Kiki Bertens China Open – Beijing

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Next Match: Ashleigh Barty vs. Naomi Osaka – stats

Barty will come up against Osaka in the final.

This will be the 4th time that Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Barty (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Barty won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Nottingham back in 2018.

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