LYON RESULTS. Friedsam stuns Kasatkina in the semifinal

OPEN 6 SENS - LYON RESULTS. Friedsam surprises Kasatkina to square off with Sofia Kenin in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Anna-Lena Friedsam vs. Daria Kasatkina

Anna-Lena Friedsam upsets Daria Kasatkina 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the semifinal in Lyon on Saturday. Friedsam is going to play against Sofia Kenin in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Anna-Lena conquered in the 4th game (3-1) before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

Kasatkina had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Friedsam in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, that was not enough for Darya to win the set because Friedsam managed to break back in the 7th (3-4) game. The Russian maintained her cool to break Friedsam in the 8th (5-3) game before conquering the set (6-3).

3rd set.

Friedsam overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Kasatkina in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, there was more to do for Friedsam to win the set because Darya managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Anna-Lena kept her focus to break the Russian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Darya was powerless in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-2 to 6-2).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Anna-Lena scored 91 points vs. the Russian’s 77 points.

The German won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points as she converted only 45% (5/11). On the other side, Darya was struggling when converting her break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Friedsam and Kasatkina is 1-2 for Darya.

Highlights Anna-Lena Friedsam vs. Daria Kasatkina Open 6 Sens – Lyon

Next Match H2H: Anna-Lena Friedsam vs. Sofia Kenin – stats

Friedsam will fight against Kenin in the final.

There is no head to head record between Anna-Lena Friedsam and Sofia Kenin since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Lyon

Upcoming matches

  • Sofia KeninKenin – Anna-Lena FriedsamFriedsam (0-0) – See H2H details