LEXINGTON. Jennifer Brady gets the better of Gauff in the semifinal. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

THE TOP SEED OPEN - LEXINGTON DRAW AND RESULTS. Brady gets the better of Gauff to fight against Jil Teichmann in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jennifer Brady vs. Cori Gauff

Jennifer Brady victorious over Cori Gauff 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Lexington on Saturday in what was an all-American contest. Brady will have to play Jil Teichmann in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

Brady didn’t concede much to Cori and eventually she won 6-2. Gauff broke Brady 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. However, Brady broke her opponent in the 6th (4-2) game, but that didn’t stop her to win the set (6-2).

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

Jennifer converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Cori was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (1-4 15-40).

They played 44 points. Jennifer conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Gauff (26-18). Brady lost 8 points on serve (13-8). on the other side of the court, Gauff conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Brady grabbed in the 3rd game (2-1) before finally winning the set (6-4).

Jennifer converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Jennifer didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 56 points. Brady conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Cori (33-23). Jennifer was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (20-4). On the losing side, Gauff conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).

Brady will add to her prize money $ 5,300 after winning this match. She has won already $ 14,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Brady will add $ -14,000 to her earnings to earn $ 0 in total.

Match Statistics

Brady
Gauff
Jennifer Brady
6-2 6-4
Cori Gauff
59
59
Total points
41
41
22
22
Winners
21
21
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
51%
51%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
58%
58%
1st in
58%
58%
85%
85%
1st won
66%
66%
22/26
22/26
1st won
21/32
21/32
58%
58%
2nd won
35%
35%
11/19
11/19
2nd won
8/23
8/23
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
1/1
1/1
50%
50%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, Brady scored 59 points vs. Gauff’s 41.

Brady served very well to win 85% of the points (22/26) behind her first serve, and she won 58% points (11/19) on her second serve. Jennifer was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8). On the other side, Gauff was absolutely great in converting the only break point that she converted. Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Brady and Gauff is 1-0 for Jennifer.

Highlights Jennifer Brady vs. Cori Gauff The Top Seed Open – Lexington

Brady’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Jennifer Brady vs. Jil Teichmann – stats

Brady will play Teichmann in the final.

This will be the 3rd time that Jennifer Brady and Jil Teichmann fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Brady and Teichmann (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Teichmann won 7-5 7-612 in the 2nd round in Limoges back in 2019.

Jennifer Brady Draw info

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