FRENCH OPEN STATS. Unstoppable Kenin thumps Maria Bara in the 3rd round. INTERVIEW

    FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Kenin obliterates Maria Bara to fight against Fiona Ferro in the 4th round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Irina Maria Bara

    Sofia Kenin grounds Irina Maria Bara 6-2 6-0 in the 3rd round in Paris on Saturday after playing a marvellous match to deal with Fiona Ferro in the 4th round.

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    Maria Bara had a great start in this set after breaking Kenin in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the American managed to stage a great comeback to break Irina 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

    Maria Bara lost the 7th game (5-2) when she was 40-0 up. Irina was outplayed in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 0-2 to 6-2.

    Kenin converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Irina converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

    They contested 58 points. Kenin won 8 more points than the Romanian (33-25). The American dropped 13 points on serve (16-13). on the other side of the net, the Romanian conceded 17 points on serve (12-17).

    Irina was overpowered in this set and Kenin won the set 6-0.

    Kenin converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 2nd (2-0 15-40) and the 5th game (4-0 0-40). On the other side, Maria Bara was unable to convert any of her 6 break points. She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 6th game (0-5 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

    They contested 61 points. The American conquered the set after winning 15 points more than Maria Bara (38-23). Sofia surrendered 17 points on serve (23-17). In addition, on the other side, Irina conceded 15 points on serve (6-15).

    Sofia will add to her prize money € 63,000 after conquering this match. She has won already € 189,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Sofia will add € 94,500 to her earnings to get in total € 283,500 in total.

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Kenin
    Bara
    Sofia Kenin
    6-2 6-0
    1h:12
    Irina Maria Bara
    71
    71
    Total points
    48
    48
    32
    32
    Winners
    16
    16
    45%
    45%
    Ratio Winners
    33%
    33%
    25
    25
    Unforced
    13
    13
    66%
    66%
    Ratio Unforced
    34%
    34%
    10/17
    10/17
    Net Approaches
    8/15
    8/15
    59%
    59%
    Perc
    53%
    53%
    -- Serve --
    0
    0
    Aces
    0
    0
    4
    4
    Double Faults
    2
    2
    74%
    74%
    1st in
    74%
    74%
    63%
    63%
    1st won
    43%
    43%
    32/51
    32/51
    1st won
    16/37
    16/37
    39%
    39%
    2nd won
    15%
    15%
    7/18
    7/18
    2nd won
    2/13
    2/13
    159
    159
    Fastest serve
    137
    137
    149
    149
    AVG 1st Serve
    129
    129
    135
    135
    AVG 2nd Serve
    116
    116
    -- Break Points --
    6/9
    6/9
    Total
    1/11
    1/11
    67%
    67%
    Won
    9%
    9%
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    At the end of the match, Sofia scored 71 points vs. the Romanian’s 48.

    The American didn’t lose the focus when converting 67% of the break points that she procured (6/9). On the other side, the Romanian was struggling when converting her break points (only 9% – 1/11). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

    After this contest, the head to head between Kenin and Maria Bara is 2-0 for Sofia.

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    Draw and next match H2H: Sofia Kenin vs. Fiona Ferro – stats

    Kenin will square off with Ferro in the 4th round.

    This will be the 2nd time that Sofia Kenin and Fiona Ferro fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

    The last time that they played, Kenin won 7-5 6-2 in the qualifications in Charleston back in 2017.

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