Julia Goerges aces Elena Rybakina 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Luxembourg on Saturday. Goerges will play against Jelena Ostapenko in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Rybakina came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Goerges in the 1st game (1-0). However, the German was not done to come back to break Rybakina in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
2nd set.
Goerges had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Rybakina in the 1st game (1-0). That break resulted decisive for the German to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Statistics
At the end of the match, the German scored 69 points vs. Rybakina’s 57 points.
Julia was exceptional in converting all the break points (3/3). On the other side, Elena wasn’t that great in converting her break points because she converted only 13% of her break points (1/8). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Goerges and Rybakina is 2-0 for Julia.
Highlights Julia Goerges vs. Elena Rybakina BGL Luxembourg Open – Luxembourg
Next Match: Julia Goerges vs. Jelena Ostapenko – stats
Goerges will come up against Ostapenko in the final.
There is no head to head record between Julia Goerges and Jelena Ostapenko since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Luxembourg
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Julia GoergesGoerges – Elena RybakinaRybakina (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Julia GoergesGoerges (0-0) – See H2H details