MOSCOW. Astonishing Muchova trashes Kuznetsova in the 1st round

KREMLIN CUP - MOSCOW. Muchova breezes past Kuznetsova to fight against Donna Vekic in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Karolina Muchova vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova

Karolina Muchova motors past Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Moscow on Monday after playing a fantastic match to fight against Donna Vekic in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Muchova conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Kuznetsova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, that was not enough for Karolina to win the set because Svetlana succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. Muchova kept her focus to break Kuznetsova in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

2nd set.

Muchova had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Kuznetsova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Muchova to win the set as the Russian managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Czech maintained her focus to break Svetlana in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Czech scored 63 points vs. the Russian’s 48 points.

Karolina was pretty effective in converting 56% of the break points that she conquered (5/9). On the other side, Svetlana had a tough time in converting her break points since she converted only 25% of her break points (2/8). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Muchova and Kuznetsova is 1-0 for Karolina.

Highlights Karolina Muchova vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova Kremlin Cup – Moscow

Next Match: Karolina Muchova vs. Donna Vekic – stats

Muchova will fight against Vekic in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Karolina Muchova and Donna Vekic since this will be the first time that they will play each other at pro level.

Tennis Scores in Moscow

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