U.S. OPEN. Mladenovic conquers Baptiste in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Mladenovic prevails over Baptiste to fight against Varvara Gracheva in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Kristina Mladenovic vs. Hailey Baptiste

Kristina Mladenovic aces Hailey Baptiste 7-5 6-2 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Mladenovic will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Varvara Gracheva in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Baptiste commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Mladenovic in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, Mladenovic found the way to come back to break the American 4 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Kristina converted 80% of her break points (4/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40), the 5th (2-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, the American converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 6th (2-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40).

They contested 69 points. Mladenovic conquered the set after winning 11 points more than the American (40-29). Kristina conceded 17 points on serve (20-17). In addition, on the other side, Hailey conceded 20 points on serve (12-20).

the French player was more solid than Baptiste and without too much hustling she won 6-2. Hailey broke Kristina 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. However, Mladenovic broke her opponent in the 6th (4-2) game, but that didn’t stop her to win the set (6-2).

A defining moment of this set was when Kristina won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the game count from 0-1 to 4-1.

Mladenovic converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-1 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, the American was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (1-4 40-A).

They played 48 points. Kristina won 12 points more than the American (30-18). the French player conceded 9 points on serve (15-9). on the other side of the court, Hailey conceded 15 points on serve (9-15).

the French player 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, Mladenovic will add $ 63,000 to her earnings to earn $ 163,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Mladenovic
Baptiste
Kristina Mladenovic
7-5 6-2
Hailey Baptiste
72
72
Total points
48
48
29
29
Winners
13
13
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
27%
27%
21
21
Unforced
35
35
38%
38%
Ratio Unforced
63%
63%
11/15
11/15
Net Approaches
6/13
6/13
73%
73%
Perc
46%
46%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
1
1
9
9
Double Faults
3
3
56%
56%
1st in
57%
57%
81%
81%
1st won
41%
41%
29/36
29/36
1st won
13/32
13/32
29%
29%
2nd won
33%
33%
8/28
8/28
2nd won
8/24
8/24
183
183
Fastest serve
189
189
169
169
AVG 1st Serve
166
166
128
128
AVG 2nd Serve
139
139
-- Break Points --
7/10
7/10
Total
4/8
4/8
70%
70%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Kristina scored 72 points vs. Hailey’s 48.

Mladenovic served pretty well to win 81% of the points (29/36) behind her first serve. Notwithstanding she won only 29% points (8/28) on her second serve. the French player didn’t lose the concentration in converting 70% of the break points that she conquered (7/10). On the other side, Hailey was pretty effective at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (4/8). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Mladenovic and Baptiste is 2-0 for Kristina.

Highlights Kristina Mladenovic vs. Hailey Baptiste U.S. Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Kristina Mladenovic vs. Varvara Gracheva – stats

Mladenovic will play Gracheva in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Kristina Mladenovic and Varvara Gracheva since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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