MOSCOW. Anna Kalinskaya tops Potapova in the 1st round of the Kremlin Cup

KREMLIN CUP - MOSCOW. Kalinskaya topples Potapova to face Ekaterina Alexandrova or Jana Cepelova in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Anna Kalinskaya vs. Anastasia Potapova

Anna Kalinskaya gets by Anastasia Potapova 6-0 3-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Moscow on Monday. Kalinskaya will square off with Ekaterina Alexandrova or Jana Cepelova in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

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

2nd set.

Kalinskaya had a great start in this set after breaking Potapova in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, Potapova found the way to come back to break Anna 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

Anna was powerless in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-3 to 6-3).

3rd set.

Kalinskaya was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Potapova in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, there was more work to do for Anna to win the set as Anastasia found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (4-5) game. Kalinskaya maintained her focus to break Anastasia in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game.

Anna failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 15.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Kalinskaya scored 82 points vs. Potapova’s 68 points.

Kalinskaya was pretty focused in converting 64% of the break points that she procured (9/14). On the other side, Anastasia was well focused in converting 60% of the break points that she procured points (6/10). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this encounter, the head to head between Kalinskaya and Potapova is 1-0 for Anna.

Next Match: Anna Kalinskaya vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova or Jana Cepelova – stats

Kalinskaya will play either Ekaterina Alexandrova or Jana Cepelova in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-1 vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova and 0-0 vs. Jana Cepelova.

Tennis Scores in Moscow

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