ISTANBUL STATS. Eugenie Bouchard shocks Tomova in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS

TEB BNP PARIBAS ISTANBUL CUP - ISTANBUL DRAW AND RESULTS. Bouchard stuns Tomova to come up against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Eugenie Bouchard vs. Viktoriya Tomova

Eugenie Bouchard shocks Viktoriya Tomova 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Istanbul on Wednesday. Bouchard will seek to keep on going in this event against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the 2nd round.

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Bouchard was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Tomova in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for Bouchard to win the set since Tomova succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game. Bouchard maintained her focus to break Viktoriya in the 5th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-2).

The Canadian was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 3rd (2-0 0-40) and the 4th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, Tomova converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 3rd game (0-3 30-40).

They played 43 points. Bouchard was the winner of the set after clinching 15 more points than Tomova (29-14). Bouchard conceded 9 points on serve (15-9). In addition, on the other side, Tomova conceded 14 points on serve (5-14).

Bouchard didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Tomova in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more to do for Bouchard to win the set because Tomova succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 6th (3-3) game. The Canadian maintained her cool to break Viktoriya in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game before managing to win the set (6-4).

Bouchard converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Tomova converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 15-40).

They contested 81 points. Eugenie was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Viktoriya (43-38). Bouchard surrendered 17 points on serve (20-17). On the losing side, Tomova conceded 23 points on serve (21-23).

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Bouchard
Tomova
Eugenie Bouchard
6-2 6-4
Viktoriya Tomova
72
72
Total points
52
52
24
24
Winners
16
16
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
31%
31%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
0
0
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
70%
70%
1st in
67%
67%
56%
56%
1st won
38%
38%
24/43
24/43
1st won
16/42
16/42
61%
61%
2nd won
48%
48%
11/18
11/18
2nd won
10/21
10/21
-- Break Points --
6/9
6/9
Total
3/9
3/9
67%
67%
Won
33%
33%
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After this contest, the head to head between Bouchard and Tomova is 1-0 for Eugenie.

Highlights Eugenie Bouchard vs. Viktoriya Tomova TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup – Istanbul

Draw and next match H2H: Eugenie Bouchard vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova – stats

Bouchard will compete against Kuznetsova in the 2nd round.

This will be the 4th time that Eugenie Bouchard and Svetlana Kuznetsova square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Kuznetsova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Kuznetsova won 6-4 6-0 in the quarter in Madrid back in 2017.

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