LEXINGTON. Rogers stuns Williams in the quarter. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

THE TOP SEED OPEN - LEXINGTON DRAW AND RESULTS. Rogers upsets Williams to take on Jil Teichmann in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Shelby Rogers vs. Serena Williams

Shelby Rogers stuns Serena Williams 1-6 6-4 7-65 in the quarter in Lexington on Friday in what was an all-American match. Rogers will try to keep the momentum against Jil Teichmann in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

Williams conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Rogers in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Serena extended her lead after breaking Shelby in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

Williams was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Williams didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 40 points. Serena conquered the set after winning 14 more points than Rogers (27-13). Serena conceded 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the net, Shelby conceded 10 points on serve (7-10).

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Rogers conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

Shelby converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th game (5-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Rogers didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 54 points. Rogers was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Serena (29-25). Rogers lost 6 points on serve (20-6). on the other side of the net, Williams conceded 9 points on serve (19-9).

Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Eventually, Shelby won the breaker at 7-5.

Tiebreak

Shelby won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 6th (3-3), 7th (4-3), 10th (6-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Williams won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1) and 9th (4-5) point.

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

Rogers wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 2nd game (1-0 30-40). On the other side, Shelby didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 78 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Shelby won just 2 more points than Williams (40-38). Rogers lost 10 points on serve (26-10). In addition, on the other side, Williams conceded 14 points on serve (28-14).

Rogers will add to her prize money $ 3,700 after managing to win this match. She has won already $ 8,700 until now in this competition. If she wins the next match, Rogers will add $ 5,300 to her earnings to get in total $ 14,000.

Match Statistics

Rogers
Williams
Shelby Rogers
1-6 6-4 7-65
Serena Williams
83
83
Total points
89
89
28
28
Winners
37
37
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
3
3
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
45%
45%
1st in
51%
51%
78%
78%
1st won
79%
79%
28/36
28/36
1st won
37/47
37/47
59%
59%
2nd won
58%
58%
26/44
26/44
2nd won
26/45
26/45
-- Break Points --
1/4
1/4
Total
2/4
2/4
25%
25%
Won
50%
50%
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After this match, the head to head between Rogers and Williams is 1-0 for Shelby.

Highlights Shelby Rogers vs. Serena Williams The Top Seed Open – Lexington

Rogers’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Shelby Rogers vs. Jil Teichmann – stats

Rogers will play Teichmann in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Shelby Rogers and Jil Teichmann since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Shelby Rogers Draw info

Tennis Scores in Lexington

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