MOSCOW. Jana Cepelova aces Shinikova in the qualifications of the Kremlin Cup

KREMLIN CUP - MOSCOW. Cepelova downs Shinikova to face Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 1st round

Prediction and head to head Jana Cepelova vs. Isabella Shinikova

Jana Cepelova hustles Isabella Shinikova 7-5 6-4 in the qualifications in Moscow on Monday. Cepelova will try to go further in the tournament when he will face Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 1st round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Cepelova won the set after she broke Shinikova in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Bulgarian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. However, Cepelova kept the focus before winning the set 7-5.

2nd set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Slovakian conquered in the 7th game (4-3) before winning the set (6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Jana scored 73 points vs. the Bulgarian’s 58 points.

The Slovakian served exceptionally well to win 75% of the points (33/44) behind her first serve, and she won 61% points (11/18) on her second serve. Cepelova won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points as she converted only 30% (3/10). On the other side, Isabella was struggling in converting her break points because she converted only 33% of her break points (1/3). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Cepelova and Shinikova is 2-0 for Jana.

Next Match: Jana Cepelova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova – stats

Cepelova will compete against Alexandrova in the 1st round.

This will be the 2nd time that Jana Cepelova and Ekaterina Alexandrova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they squared off, Alexandrova won 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Nurnberg back in May 2019.

Tennis Scores in Moscow

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