U.S. OPEN. Relentless Kontaveit thumps Juvan in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Kontaveit rolls over Juvan to come up against Magda Linette in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Anett Kontaveit vs. Kaja Juvan

Anett Kontaveit clobbers Kaja Juvan 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in New York on Wednesday after playing a terrific match to face off with Magda Linette in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Kontaveit overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Juvan in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, that wasn’t sufficient for Anett to win the set because the Slovenian succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (4-5) game. The Estonian maintained her focus to break the Slovenian in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game.

The Estonian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 40.

Anett converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Kaja converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 74 points. Kontaveit conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the Slovenian (40-34). The Estonian lost 15 points on serve (19-15). On the other side, Kaja conceded 21 points on serve (19-21).

Kontaveit took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Juvan in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Kontaveit to win the set since the Slovenian succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (1-4) game. Anett maintained her cool to break the Slovenian in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Kontaveit won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to bring the score from 0-0 to 4-0.

The Estonian converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40). In addition on the other side, Juvan converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th game (0-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 42 points. Kontaveit was the one to win the set after conquering 14 more points than Juvan (28-14). Kontaveit lost 8 points on serve (14-8). on the other side of the net, Kaja conceded 14 points on serve (6-14).

Kontaveit will add to her prize money $ 63,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 163,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Kontaveit will add $ 87,000 to her earnings to earn $ 250,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Kontaveit
Juvan
Anett Kontaveit
6-4 6-1
Kaja Juvan
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After this match, the head to head between Kontaveit and Juvan is 1-0 for Anett.

Highlights Anett Kontaveit vs. Kaja Juvan U.S. Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Anett Kontaveit vs. Magda Linette – stats

Kontaveit will take on Linette in the 3rd round.

This will be the 7th time that Anett Kontaveit and Magda Linette clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Linette (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Linette won 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Wuhan back in 2017.

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