PRAGUE. Magdalena Frech stuns Rus in the 2nd round of the Prague Open

PRAGUE OPEN - PRAGUE DRAW AND RESULTS. Frech stuns Rus to play Simona Halep in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Magdalena Frech vs. Arantxa Rus

Magdalena Frech shocks Arantxa Rus 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Prague on Thursday. Frech will face off with Simona Halep in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

Frech enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Rus in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, that was not enough for Frech to win the set because Arantxa managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Pole kept her cool to break Arantxa in the 8th (5-3) game before managing to win the set (6-3).

The Pole converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A). On the other side, Rus was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 5th game (1-3 15-40).

They played 53 points. Magdalena was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than the Dutch (31-22). The Pole surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). In addition, on the other side, the Dutch conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).

Rus was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Frech in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, there was more work to do for Arantxa to win the set since the Pole found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (2-5) game. Arantxa kept her focus to break Magdalena in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (5-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The Dutch failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 30.

Rus converted 57% of her break points (4/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40), the 6th (4-1 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Magdalena converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40) and the 7th game (1-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 45 points. Rus conquered the set after winning 13 more points than the Pole (29-16). The Dutch dropped 8 points on serve (11-8). On the other side, the Pole conceded 18 points on serve (8-18).

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Frech grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).

Frech was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, the Dutch was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 60 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Pole won just 2 points more than the Dutch (31-29). Frech lost 10 points on serve (22-10). on the other side of the net, Rus conceded 9 points on serve (19-9).

Frech 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, the Pole will add € 3,035 to her earnings to earn € 8,035 in total.

Match Statistics

Frech
Rus
Magdalena Frech
6-3 2-6 6-4
Arantxa Rus
78
78
Total points
80
80
34
34
Winners
27
27
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
34%
34%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
63%
63%
1st in
62%
62%
67%
67%
1st won
56%
56%
34/51
34/51
1st won
27/48
27/48
43%
43%
2nd won
66%
66%
13/30
13/30
2nd won
19/29
19/29
-- Break Points --
5/7
5/7
Total
5/10
5/10
71%
71%
Won
50%
50%
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Frech won this encounter even if she won less points than Rus (78 vs. 80).

The Pole was pretty focused in converting 71% of the break points that she conquered (5/7). On the other side, the Dutch was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (5/10). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Frech and Rus is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Magdalena Frech vs. Simona Halep – stats

Frech will come up against Halep in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Magdalena Frech and Simona Halep since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

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