MOSCOW RESULTS. Bencic topples Mladenovic in the semifinal

KREMLIN CUP - MOSCOW RESULTS. Bencic victorious over Mladenovic to play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final

Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Kristina Mladenovic

Belinda Bencic gets the better of Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Moscow on Saturday. Bencic is going to play against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Bencic had a great start in this set after breaking Mladenovic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, there was more to do for Bencic to win the set as the French Player succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. Belinda maintained her focus to break Mladenovic in the 8th (5-3) game before conquering the set (6-3).

2nd set.

The Swiss won the set after she broke Mladenovic in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Kristina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. However, Belinda kept the situation under control before winning the set 6-4.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Bencic scored 73 points vs. Kristina’s 57 points.

Bencic served extremely well to win 82% of the points (31/38) behind her first serve. Nevertheless she won only 36% points (8/22) on her second serve. Bencic won this match even if she was struggling in finding the solution in converting her break points since she converted only 29% (4/14). On the other side, Mladenovic wasn’t that great in converting her break points as she converted only 40% of her break points (2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Bencic and Mladenovic is 2-3 for Kristina.

Highlights Belinda Bencic vs. Kristina Mladenovic Kremlin Cup – Moscow

Next Match: Belinda Bencic vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – stats

Bencic will square off with Pavlyuchenkova in the final.

This will be the 5th time that Belinda Bencic and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Bencic won 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in London back in July 2019.

Tennis Scores in Moscow

  • Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkovaKarolina MuchovaMuchova (6-4 6-76 6-1) – See score progression
  • Belinda BencicBencicKristina MladenovicMladenovic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
  • Kirsten Flipkens/Bethanie Mattek-SandsFlipkens/Bethanie Mattek-SandsTimea Babos/Kristina MladenovicBabos/Kristina Mladenovic (6-4 7-5) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

  • Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkovaBelinda BencicBencic (1-3) – See H2H details