LUXEMBOURG. Pliskova prevails over Bolsova in the 1st round of the BGL Luxembourg Open

BGL LUXEMBOURG OPEN - LUXEMBOURG. Pliskova topples Bolsova to fight against Monica Puig in the 2nd round

Prediction and head to head Kristyna Pliskova vs. Aliona Bolsova

Kristyna Pliskova overcomes Aliona Bolsova 6-2 7-64 in the 1st round in Luxembourg on Monday. Pliskova will play against Monica Puig in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Pliskova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Bolsova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Kristyna extended her lead after breaking the Spaniard in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.

2nd set.

Kristyna clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Pliskova broke back in the 6th (3-3) game before winning the set at the following tiebreak at 4.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Kristyna scored 76 points vs. Aliona’s 63 points.

Kristyna served very well to win 77% of the points (33/43) behind her first serve, and she won 55% points (12/22) on her second serve. The Czech won this match even if she had some problems in converting her break points since she converted only 30% (3/10). On the other side, Aliona was far from perfect in converting her break points since she converted only 33% of her break points (1/3). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Pliskova and Bolsova is 1-0 for Kristyna.

Next Match: Kristyna Pliskova vs. Monica Puig – stats

Pliskova will play Puig in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Kristyna Pliskova and Monica Puig square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Pliskova and Puig (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they squared off, Pliskova won 6-2 6-3 in the 2nd round in Strasbourg back in 2017.

Tennis Scores in Luxembourg

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