ST. PETERSBURG RESULTS. Superb Vekic destroys Ahn in the 1st round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy

ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY - ST. PETERSBURG RESULTS. Vekic extinguishes Ahn to come up against Ekaterina Alexandrova or Daria Kasatkina in the 2nd round

Prediction and head to head Donna Vekic vs. Kristie Ahn

Donna Vekic destroys Kristie Ahn 6-4 6-1 in the 1st round in St. Petersburg on Tuesday after playing a fantastic match to fight against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Donna won the set after she broke Kristie in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Nevertheless, the Croatian kept the situation under control before winning the set 6-4.

2nd set.

Vekic had a great start in this set after breaking Ahn in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Donna reinforced her lead after breaking the American in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

A crucial moment of the match was when the Croatian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Vekic scored 56 points vs. Kristie’s 36 points.

Vekic was well focused in converting 56% of the break points that she procured (5/9). On the other side, Kristie was exceptional in converting all the break points (1/1). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Vekic and Ahn is 2-0 for Donna.

Highlights Donna Vekic vs. Kristie Ahn St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy – St. Petersburg

Next Match H2H: Donna Vekic vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova or Daria Kasatkina – stats

Vekic will fight against either Ekaterina Alexandrova or Daria Kasatkina in the 2nd round. The head to head is 1-0 vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova and 1-0 vs. Daria Kasatkina.

Tennis Scores in St. Petersburg

Upcoming matches

  • Jennifer BradyBradySvetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Alize CornetCornetJelena OstapenkoOstapenko (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Fiona FerroFerroCaroline GarciaGarcia (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Darya KasatkinaKasatkinaEkaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Johanna KontaKontaOceane DodinDodin (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Alison Van UytvanckVan UytvanckPetra KvitovaKvitova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovicAnastasia PotapovaPotapova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Veronika KudermetovaKudermetovaKiki BertensBertens (0-0) – See H2H details