Amanda Anisimova bests Eugenie Bouchard 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the quarter in Auckland on Friday. Anisimova will have to play Serena Williams in the semifinal.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Anisimova took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Bouchard in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Amanda managed to boost her lead after breaking the Canadian in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
2nd set.
Bouchard conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Anisimova in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Eugenie to win the set as Anisimova found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) and in the 8th (3-5) game. Bouchard kept her focus to break Amanda in the 7th (5-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Canadian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.
3rd set.
Anisimova overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Bouchard in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for Anisimova to win the set because Eugenie managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (2-2) game. Anisimova maintained her cool to break Bouchard in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (5-4) game before managing to win the set (6-4).
Statistics
At the end of the match, Amanda scored 95 points vs. the Canadian’s 88 points.
Anisimova won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 39% (7/18). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (6/12). However, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this contest, the head to head between Anisimova and Bouchard is 1-0 for Amanda.
Next Match H2H: Amanda Anisimova vs. Serena Williams – stats
Anisimova will face Williams in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Amanda Anisimova and Serena Williams since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.
Tennis Scores in Auckland
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Alize CornetCornet (6-0 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Caroline WozniackiWozniacki – Julia GoergesGoerges (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Eugenie BouchardBouchard (6-2 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (0-0) – See H2H details
- Caroline WozniackiWozniacki – Jessica PegulaPegula (0-0) – See H2H details
