PRAGUE. Martic downs Gracheva in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS

PRAGUE OPEN - PRAGUE DRAW AND RESULTS. Martic bests Gracheva to face Kristyna Pliskova in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Petra Martic vs. Varvara Gracheva

Petra Martic gets the better of Varvara Gracheva 7-62 6-3 in the 1st round in Prague on Tuesday. Martic will seek to keep on going in this event against Kristyna Pliskova in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Petra won the set after she broke Gracheva in the 3rd (2-1) game. The Russian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Nonetheless, Petra stayed solid to finally clinch the set at the following breaker at 2.

Tiebreak

Petra won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 5th (4-1), 8th (6-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, Varvara won 2 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2) and 7th (2-5) point.

Martic won the tiebreak 7-2 after she conquered a decisive 5-1 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2

The Croatian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Russian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 0-40).

They contested 85 points. Martic was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than the Russian (45-40). Petra conceded 15 points on serve (24-15). on the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 21 points on serve (25-21).

Martic conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Gracheva in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, that was not enough for Martic to win the set as the Russian succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. Martic maintained her cool to break Gracheva in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).

The Croatian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Russian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th game (1-3 40-A and 40-A).

They played 61 points. The Croatian conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the Russian (34-27). Petra dropped 12 points on serve (22-12). On the losing side, Gracheva conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).

Martic will add to her prize money € 850 after conquering this match. She has won already € 3,150 after this win. If she wins the next match, Martic will add € 1,850 to her earnings to earn € 5,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Martic
Gracheva
Petra Martic
7-62 6-3
Varvara Gracheva
79
79
Total points
67
67
26
26
Winners
35
35
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
5
5
3
3
Double Faults
4
4
48%
48%
1st in
71%
71%
74%
74%
1st won
67%
67%
26/35
26/35
1st won
35/52
35/52
53%
53%
2nd won
24%
24%
20/38
20/38
2nd won
5/21
5/21
-- Break Points --
3/6
3/6
Total
2/5
2/5
50%
50%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, the Croatian scored 79 points vs. Gracheva’s 67.

The Croatian was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (3/6). On the other side, the Russian wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Martic and Gracheva is 1-0 for Petra.

Highlights Petra Martic vs. Varvara Gracheva Prague Open – Prague

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Draw and next match H2H: Petra Martic vs. Kristyna Pliskova – stats

Martic will come up against Pliskova in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Petra Martic and Kristyna Pliskova square off. 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 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the qualifications in Doha back in 2014.

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