U.S. OPEN. Unstoppable Kvitova obliterates Begu in the 1st round of the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Kvitova too good for Begu to come up against Kateryna Kozlova in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Petra Kvitova vs. Irina-Camelia Begu

Petra Kvitova blitzes Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in New York on Monday after playing a terrific match to fight against Kateryna Kozlova in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Petra won the set after she broke Begu in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. The Romanian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Anyhow, Petra kept the situation under control to win the set 6-3.

The Czech was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, Irina-Camelia was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 5th game (1-3 40-A).

They contested 53 points. Kvitova was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Begu (31-22). Petra lost 11 points on serve (20-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Begu conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).

Petra in this set was much more effective than Begu and without many problems she won 6-2 after breaking the Romanian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

An important stage of this set was when Petra won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the game count from 0-1 to 5-1.

The Czech converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, the Czech didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 40 points. Kvitova conquered the set after winning 10 points more than the Romanian (25-15). Kvitova was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the net, the Romanian conceded 9 points on serve (11-9).

Kvitova will add to her prize money $ 39,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 100,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Petra will add $ 63,000 to her earnings to earn $ 163,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Kvitova
Begu
Petra Kvitova
6-3 6-2
Irina-Camelia Begu
56
56
Total points
37
37
29
29
Winners
18
18
52%
52%
Ratio Winners
49%
49%
19
19
Unforced
14
14
58%
58%
Ratio Unforced
42%
42%
15/20
15/20
Net Approaches
5/5
5/5
75%
75%
Perc
100%
100%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
75%
75%
1st in
76%
76%
76%
76%
1st won
56%
56%
29/38
29/38
1st won
18/32
18/32
54%
54%
2nd won
40%
40%
7/13
7/13
2nd won
4/10
4/10
172
172
Fastest serve
173
173
159
159
AVG 1st Serve
158
158
145
145
AVG 2nd Serve
135
135
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
1/1
1/1
80%
80%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, Kvitova scored 56 points vs. Irina-Camelia’s 37.

Kvitova served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (29/38) behind her first serve, and she won 54% points (7/13) on her second serve. Petra was effective when converting 80% of the break points that she conquered (4/5). On the other side, The Romanian was fantastic in converting the only break point that she converted. Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Kvitova and Begu is 5-0 for Petra.

Highlights Petra Kvitova vs. Irina-Camelia Begu U.S. Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Petra Kvitova vs. Kateryna Kozlova – stats

Kvitova will fight against Kozlova in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Petra Kvitova and Kateryna Kozlova since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

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