Jil Teichmann destroys Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Lexington on Saturday after playing a great match to clash against Jennifer Brady in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
Rogers started the set in the best possible way after breaking Teichmann in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Jil Belen was not done to come back to break the American in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).
A crucial moment of this set was when Jil Belen won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the game count from 0-1 to 4-1.
Jil Belen converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, the American was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).
They played 56 points. Jil Belen was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Shelby (33-23). The Swiss surrendered 9 points on serve (18-9). On the losing side, Shelby conceded 15 points on serve (14-15).
Teichmann had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Rogers in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Swiss to win the set as the American succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Jil Belen kept her focus to break Shelby in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game before managing to win the set (6-2).
Teichmann was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Rogers converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 48 points. Jil Belen was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Rogers (29-19). The Swiss lost 11 points on serve (16-11). On the other side, Rogers conceded 13 points on serve (8-13).
The Swiss will add to her prize money $ 5,300 after managing to win this match. She has won already $ 14,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Swiss will add $ -14,000 to her earnings to earn $ 0 in total.
Match Statistics
At the end of the match, Teichmann scored 62 points vs. the American’s 42.
Teichmann served exceptionally well to win 80% of the points (20/25) behind her first serve. Yet she won only 48% points (14/29) on her second serve. The Swiss was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (5/10). On the other side, Shelby was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Teichmann and Rogers is 1-0 for Jil Belen.
Highlights Jil Teichmann vs. Shelby Rogers The Top Seed Open – Lexington
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Draw and next match H2H: Jil Teichmann vs. Jennifer Brady – stats
Teichmann will play Brady in the final.
This will be the 3rd time that Jil Teichmann and Jennifer Brady square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Teichmann and Brady (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Teichmann won 7-5 7-612 in the 2nd round in Limoges back in 2019.
Tennis Scores in Lexington
- Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Shelby RogersRogers (6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Cori GauffGauff (6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Jennifer BradyBrady (0-1) – H2H details and stats
