PRAGUE. Bouchard shocks Zidansek in the 2nd round of the Prague Open. HIGHLIGHTS

PRAGUE OPEN - PRAGUE DRAW AND RESULTS. Bouchard stuns Zidansek to compete against Elise Mertens in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Eugenie Bouchard vs. Tamara Zidansek

Eugenie Bouchard stuns Tamara Zidansek 7-62 6-72 6-2 in the 2nd round in Prague on Thursday. Bouchard will play against Elise Mertens in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

The Canadian won the set after she broke the Slovenian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Zidansek tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) and in the 12th (6-6) game. Anyhow, Bouchard refused to give way to ultimately clinch the set at the following breaker at 2.

Eugenie failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 30.

Tiebreak

Eugenie won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (4-1), 8th (6-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, the Slovenian won a minibreak in the 6th (2-4) point.

The Canadian won the tiebreak 7-2 after she conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.

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

Eugenie converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (2-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the Slovenian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 6th (2-3 30-40), the 8th (4-3 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 103 points. Eugenie conquered the set after winning 5 more points than the Slovenian (54-49). Eugenie lost 18 points on serve (27-18). In addition, on the other side, Zidansek conceded 27 points on serve (31-27).

The Slovenian conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Tamara broke back in the 7th (3-4) game before bringing the set at the breaker that she won 7-2.

Tiebreak

The Slovenian won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (4-0), 5th (5-0), 8th (6-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, Bouchard won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (1-5) and 7th (2-5) point.

The Slovenian won the tiebreak 7-2 after she conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.

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

Tamara was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (2-4 30-40). Also, on the other side, Eugenie was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (2-1 15-40).

They contested 71 points. The Slovenian was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Eugenie (38-33). Tamara conceded 11 points on serve (23-11). On the losing side, the Canadian conceded 15 points on serve (22-15).

Bouchard was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Zidansek in the 1st game (1-0). Eugenie managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Zidansek in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).

Bouchard was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, the Slovenian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (2-5 30-40).

They contested 47 points. The Canadian was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than the Slovenian (29-18). Eugenie lost 7 points on serve (18-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Zidansek conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).

Eugenie will add to her prize money € 1,850 after winning this match. She has won already € 5,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Bouchard will add € 3,035 to her earnings to earn € 8,035 in total.

Match Statistics

Bouchard
Zidansek
Eugenie Bouchard
7-62 6-72 6-2
Tamara Zidansek
116
116
Total points
105
105
48
48
Winners
47
47
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
0
0
4
4
Double Faults
1
1
64%
64%
1st in
68%
68%
71%
71%
1st won
60%
60%
48/68
48/68
1st won
47/78
47/78
49%
49%
2nd won
50%
50%
19/39
19/39
2nd won
18/36
18/36
-- Break Points --
5/9
5/9
Total
3/6
3/6
56%
56%
Won
50%
50%
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After this match, the head to head between Bouchard and Zidansek is 1-1.

Highlights Eugenie Bouchard vs. Tamara Zidansek Prague Open – Prague

Draw and next match H2H: Eugenie Bouchard vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Bouchard will play Mertens in the quarter.

This will be the 3rd time that Eugenie Bouchard and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Mertens won 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Montreal back in 2018.

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