MONTERREY RESULTS. Leylah Annie Fernandez stuns Stephens in the 2nd round of the Abierto GNP Seguros

ABIERTO GNP SEGUROS - MONTERREY RESULTS. Annie Fernandez shocks Stephens to face Elina Svitolina or Olga Govortsova in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Sloane Stephens

Leylah Annie Fernandez surprises Sloane Stephens 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Monterrey on Thursday. Annie Fernandez will fight against Elina Svitolina or Olga Govortsova in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Stephens had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Annie Fernandez in the 1st game (1-0). However, that wasn’t sufficient for the American to win the set as the Canadian found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. The American kept her cool before winning the set at the tiebreak at 4.

2nd set.

Leylah won the set after she broke Stephens in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. That break was crucial for the Canadian to win the set since she didn’t concede her serve in the rest of the set.

The American was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-3 to 6-3).

3rd set.

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Annie Fernandez conquered in the 4th game (3-1) before winning the set (6-3).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Leylah scored 98 points vs. the American’s 82 points.

The Canadian was effective in converting 67% of the break points that she conquered (4/6). On the other side, the American had a tough time converting her break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Annie Fernandez and Stephens is 2-0 for Leylah.

Highlights Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Sloane Stephens Abierto GNP Seguros – Monterrey

Next Match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Elina Svitolina or Olga Govortsova – stats

Annie Fernandez will fight against either Elina Svitolina or Olga Govortsova in the 3rd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Elina Svitolina and 0-0 vs. Olga Govortsova.

There is no head to head record between Leylah Annie Fernandez and Elina Svitolina since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

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