HUA HIN RESULTS. Nao Hibino surprises Svitolina in the quarter

THAILAND OPEN - HUA HIN RESULTS. Hibino stuns Svitolina to take on Leonie Kung in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Nao Hibino vs. Elina Svitolina

Nao Hibino upsets Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Hua Hin on Friday. Hibino will seek to keep on going in this event against Leonie Kung in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Hibino won the set after she broke Svitolina in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Elina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Anyhow, Hibino managed to stay calm and finish the job before winning the set 6-4.

2nd set.

Hibino started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Svitolina in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Anyhow, there was more to do for Hibino to win the set since the Ukrainian found the way to break back in the 6th (1-5) game.

Nao failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 40.

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Nao won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Nao scored 66 points vs. Svitolina’s 50 points.

The Japanese was sharp when converting 63% of the break points that she procured (5/8). On the other side, Svitolina had a tough time converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Hibino and Svitolina is 1-1.

Highlights Nao Hibino vs. Elina Svitolina Thailand Open – Hua Hin

Next Match H2H: Nao Hibino vs. Leonie Kung – stats

Hibino will play Kung in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Nao Hibino and Leonie Kung since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Hua Hin

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