U.S. OPEN. Petra Martic ousts Martincova in the 1st round of the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Martic gets by Martincova to compete against Kateryna Bondarenko in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Petra Martic vs. Tereza Martincova

Petra Martic defeats Tereza Martincova 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Martic is going to play against Kateryna Bondarenko in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

The Czech won the set after she broke the Croatian in the 4th (3-1) and in the 12th (7-5) game. The Croatian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Anyhow, the Czech kept the focus to win the set 7-5.

Martincova converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the Croatian converted 10% of her break points (1/10). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 86 points. It’s worth to point out that, Martincova won this set even if she scored less points 2 than Petra (42-44). Martincova conceded 22 points on serve (26-22). On the other side, the Croatian conceded 16 points on serve (22-16).

Martic had a strong start of this set after breaking Martincova in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Martic improved her lead after breaking the Czech in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

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

Petra converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 3rd game (2-0 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Croatian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 58 points. Petra won 10 points more than the Czech (34-24). Petra lost 5 points on serve (17-5). In addition, on the other side, Martincova conceded 17 points on serve (19-17).

Martic won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Martic broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game to conquer the set 6-4.

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Petra won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the score from 1-3 to 5-3.

Petra converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Martincova converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 40-A and 40-A).

They played 65 points. The Croatian was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Tereza (37-28). The Croatian lost 12 points on serve (22-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Tereza conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).

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

Match Statistics

Martic
Martincova
Petra Martic
5-7 6-2 6-4
Tereza Martincova
114
114
Total points
97
97
36
36
Winners
49
49
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
51%
51%
45
45
Unforced
46
46
49%
49%
Ratio Unforced
51%
51%
21/27
21/27
Net Approaches
11/27
11/27
78%
78%
Perc
41%
41%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
1
1
4
4
Double Faults
2
2
49%
49%
1st in
73%
73%
78%
78%
1st won
58%
58%
36/46
36/46
1st won
49/85
49/85
52%
52%
2nd won
47%
47%
25/48
25/48
2nd won
15/32
15/32
-- Break Points --
5/21
5/21
Total
3/9
3/9
24%
24%
Won
33%
33%
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After this contest, the head to head between Martic and Martincova is 2-0 for Petra.

Highlights Petra Martic vs. Tereza Martincova U.S. Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Petra Martic vs. Kateryna Bondarenko – stats

Martic will play Bondarenko in the 2nd round.

This will be the 4th time that Petra Martic and Kateryna Bondarenko fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Bondarenko (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Martic won 6-2 7-5 in the 1st round in Paris back in 2017.

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