MONTERREY RESULTS. Spirited Konta outlasts Potapova in the quarter of the Abierto GNP Seguros

ABIERTO GNP SEGUROS - MONTERREY RESULTS. Konta survives Potapova to fight against Marie Bouzkova in the semifinal

Prediction and head to head Johanna Konta vs. Anastasia Potapova

Johanna Konta survives Anastasia Potapova 6-76 6-3 7-67 in the quarter in Monterrey on Friday after winning a huge battle. Konta will face Marie Bouzkova in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Potapova had a favorable start in this set after breaking Konta in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Anastasia to win the set because Johanna managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Russian maintained her cool before winning the set at the breaker at 6.

2nd set.

Konta had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Potapova in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, there was more work to do for Konta to win the set as Potapova found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Johanna kept her cool to break Potapova in the 4th (3-1) game before conquering the set (6-3).

3rd set.

The Brit conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Johanna broke back in the 9th (4-5) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 7.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Konta scored 117 points vs. the Russian’s 116 points.

Konta won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points as she converted only 36% (4/11). On the other side, Anastasia was well focused in converting 75% of the break points that she procured points (3/4). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Konta and Potapova is 1-0 for Johanna.

Highlights Johanna Konta vs. Anastasia Potapova Abierto GNP Seguros – Monterrey

Next Match H2H: Johanna Konta vs. Marie Bouzkova – stats

Konta will come up against Bouzkova in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Johanna Konta and Marie Bouzkova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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