Elina Svitolina tops Marie Bouzkova 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the final in Monterrey on Sunday.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Bouzkova started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Svitolina in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, Svitolina managed to stage a great comeback to break Marie in the 4th (2-2) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
2nd set.
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Czech conquered in the 7th game (4-3) before winning the set (6-4).
3rd set.
Bouzkova had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Svitolina in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, the Ukrainian refused to bow to come back to break Marie 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
There was an important spell in this match when Svitolina won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.
Statistics
At the end of the match, Elina scored 123 points vs. Bouzkova’s 110 points.
Elina won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 36% (5/14). On the other side, the Czech had a tough time converting her break points (only 22% – 4/18). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Svitolina and Bouzkova is 1-1.
Highlights Elina Svitolina vs. Marie Bouzkova Abierto GNP Seguros – Monterrey
Tennis Scores in Monterrey
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (7-5 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
