Ashleigh Barty aces Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 in the final in Shenzhen on Sunday.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Ashleigh conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
2nd set.
The Australian won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Barty broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set 6-3.
Statistics
At the end of the match, Ashleigh scored 69 points vs. Elina’s 56 points.
Barty was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8). On the other side, the Ukrainian was pretty good in converting 67% of the break points that she conquered points (2/3). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Barty and Svitolina is 1-5 for Elina.
Highlights Ashleigh Barty vs. Elina Svitolina WTA Finals – Shenzhen
Barty’s Interview
After the match, Ashleigh commented:
“Bizarre, if I’m being completely honest. It feels like it’s been a year that just hasn’t stopped. It’s been a year of incredible ups and downs – I think more ups than downs. To cap it off with a very, very special night tonight in Shenzhen is really cool.”
Tennis Scores in Shenzhen
- Timea Babos/Kristina MladenovicBabos/Kristina Mladenovic – Su-Wei Hsieh/Barbora StrycovaHsieh/Barbora Strycova (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
