LEXINGTON. Ons Jabeur dispatches Govortsova in the 2nd round of the The Top Seed Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

THE TOP SEED OPEN - LEXINGTON DRAW AND RESULTS. Jabeur downs Govortsova to compete against Cori Gauff in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ons Jabeur vs. Olga Govortsova

Ons Jabeur beats Olga Govortsova 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Lexington on Wednesday. Jabeur will have to play Cori Gauff in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st Set -
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Govortsova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Jabeur in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. However, that was not enough for the Belarussian to win the set as Ons managed to break back in the 5th (1-4) game.

Certainly, a key moment was when Olga won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

The Belarussian was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Tunisian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 5th game (0-4 0-40).

They contested 50 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Belarussian won just 2 points more than Jabeur (26-24). The Belarussian lost 13 points on serve (17-13). On the losing side, Jabeur conceded 9 points on serve (11-9).

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Jabeur had a racing start in this set after breaking Govortsova in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Tunisian to win the set because Govortsova managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Jabeur maintained her cool to break Olga in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Govortsova was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Jabeur was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, Govortsova was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (0-2 40-A).

They played 52 points. Ons was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than Govortsova (31-21). Ons dropped 10 points on serve (16-10). on the other side of the net, Govortsova conceded 15 points on serve (11-15).

3rd Set -
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Jabeur won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game, Ons broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th () game to conquer the set 6-4.

A crucial moment of this set was when Ons won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to convert the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.

Jabeur converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-2 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Govortsova converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They played 63 points. Jabeur was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Olga (35-28). The Tunisian dropped 13 points on serve (18-13). on the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).

Ons will add to her prize money $ 1,850 after conquering this match. She has won already $ 5,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Tunisian will add $ 3,700 to her earnings to earn $ 8,700 in total.

Match Statistics

Jabeur
Govortsova
Ons Jabeur
3-6 6-2 6-4
Olga Govortsova
90
90
Total points
75
75
27
27
Winners
33
33
30%
30%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
0
0
5
5
Double Faults
6
6
51%
51%
1st in
68%
68%
69%
69%
1st won
55%
55%
27/39
27/39
1st won
33/60
33/60
47%
47%
2nd won
36%
36%
18/38
18/38
2nd won
10/28
10/28
-- Break Points --
7/9
7/9
Total
5/7
5/7
78%
78%
Won
71%
71%
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At the end of the match, Jabeur scored 90 points vs. Govortsova’s 75.

Jabeur struck 10 aces and she committed 5 double faults. The Tunisian was pretty effective at converting 78% of the break points that she conquered (7/9). On the other side, the Belarussian was well focused in converting 71% of the break points that she conquered points (5/7). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this encounter, the head to head between Jabeur and Govortsova is 1-1.

Highlights Ons Jabeur vs. Olga Govortsova The Top Seed Open – Lexington

Jabeur’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Ons Jabeur vs. Cori Gauff – stats

Jabeur will play Gauff in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Ons Jabeur and Cori Gauff since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Ons Jabeur Draw info

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