PALERMO. Anett Kontaveit tops Cocciaretto in the quarter. HIGHLIGHTS

PALERMO LADIES OPEN - PALERMO DRAW AND RESULTS. Kontaveit topples Cocciaretto to come up against Petra Martic in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Anett Kontaveit vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Anett Kontaveit overcomes Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1 4-6 6-1 in the quarter in Palermo on Friday. Kontaveit will clash against Petra Martic in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

Kontaveit was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Cocciaretto in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Kontaveit managed to boost her lead after breaking the Italian in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

An important stage of this set was when the Estonian won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Estonian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Elisabetta was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 44 points. Anett won 10 points more than the Italian (27-17). The Estonian dropped 9 points on serve (17-9). On the losing side, Elisabetta conceded 10 points on serve (8-10).

Cocciaretto came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Kontaveit in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, there was more to do for the Italian to win the set because the Estonian found the way to break back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (4-5) game. Elisabetta kept her cool to break the Estonian in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game.

The Italian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.

Cocciaretto was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Kontaveit converted 100% of her break points (2/2). She had her opportunities in the 7th (2-4 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They contested 68 points. Elisabetta was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Anett (37-31). The Italian lost 16 points on serve (20-16). In addition, on the other side, the Estonian conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).

Kontaveit had a favorable start in this set after breaking Cocciaretto in the 1st game (1-0). The Estonian extended her lead after breaking Elisabetta in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

Cocciaretto couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-1 to 6-1.

The Estonian converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, Kontaveit didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 49 points. Kontaveit was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Elisabetta (31-18). Anett was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (12-4). On the losing side, the Italian conceded 19 points on serve (14-19).

Anett will add to her prize money € 2,448 after winning this match. She has won already € 6,480 of the final. If she wins the next match, Anett will add € 4,810 to her earnings to get in total € 11,290.

Match Statistics

Kontaveit
Cocciaretto
Anett Kontaveit
6-1 4-6 6-1
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
90
90
Total points
72
72
29
29
Winners
33
33
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
3
3
3
3
Double Faults
5
5
61%
61%
1st in
63%
63%
63%
63%
1st won
60%
60%
29/46
29/46
1st won
33/55
33/55
55%
55%
2nd won
28%
28%
16/29
16/29
2nd won
9/32
9/32
-- Break Points --
7/11
7/11
Total
3/7
3/7
64%
64%
Won
43%
43%
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At the end of the match, the Estonian scored 90 points vs. Cocciaretto’s 72.

The Estonian was effective at converting 64% of the break points that she procured (7/11). On the other side, the Italian was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Kontaveit and Cocciaretto is 1-0 for Anett.

Highlights Anett Kontaveit vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto Palermo Ladies Open – Palermo

Draw and next match H2H: Anett Kontaveit vs. Petra Martic – stats

Kontaveit will square off with Martic in the semifinal.

This will be the 2nd time that Anett Kontaveit and Petra Martic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Martic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Martic won 7-64 6-1 in the quarter in Dubai back in February 2020.

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