Petra Martic downs Anett Kontaveit 7-64 6-1 in the quarter in Dubai on Thursday. Martic will clash against Elena Rybakina in the semifinal.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Kontaveit got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Martic in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, Petra managed to stage a good comeback to break the Estonian in the 3rd (1-2) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 4.
2nd set.
Martic had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Kontaveit in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Martic managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Anett in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
Statistics
At the end of the match, Petra scored 82 points vs. the Estonian’s 68 points.
The Croatian won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points as she converted only 43% (3/7). On the other side, the Estonian had some problems converting her break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Martic and Kontaveit is 1-0 for Petra.
Highlights Petra Martic vs. Anett Kontaveit Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai
Next Match H2H: Petra Martic vs. Elena Rybakina – stats
Martic will compete against Rybakina in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Petra Martic and Elena Rybakina since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Dubai
- Simona HalepHalep – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (3-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Petra MarticMartic – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (7-64 6-1) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (6-75 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Simona HalepHalep – Jennifer BradyBrady (2-0) – See H2H details
- Petra MarticMartic – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-0) – See H2H details
