Cori Gauff ousts Siniakova in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – OSTRAVA RESULTS

J&T BANKA OSTRAVA OPEN - OSTRAVA DRAW AND RESULTS. Gauff beats Siniakova to face Aryna Sabalenka in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Katerina Siniakova

Cori Gauff hustles Katerina Siniakova 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Ostrava on Tuesday. Gauff will have to play Aryna Sabalenka in the 2nd round.

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Siniakova came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Gauff in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, the American refused to bow to come back to break Katerina 4 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (2-2), in the 10th (5-5) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

They played 67 points. Gauff won 7 points more than Katerina (37-30). The American surrendered 12 points on serve (14-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Siniakova conceded 23 points on serve (18-23).

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Cori conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

Gauff converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Katerina was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 68 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 2 points more than Siniakova (35-33). Cori dropped 14 points on serve (24-14). In addition, on the other side, Siniakova conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Gauff
Siniakova
Cori Gauff
7-5 6-4
1h:35
Katerina Siniakova
71
71
Total points
64
64
32
32
Winners
23
23
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
6
6
Double Faults
2
2
73%
73%
1st in
61%
61%
68%
68%
1st won
53%
53%
32/47
32/47
1st won
23/43
23/43
29%
29%
2nd won
50%
50%
5/17
5/17
2nd won
14/28
14/28
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
3/5
3/5
45%
45%
Won
60%
60%
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At the end of the match, Gauff scored 71 points vs. Siniakova’s 64.

The American won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Katerina was well focused in converting 60% of the break points that she conquered points (3/5). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Gauff and Siniakova is 1-0 for Cori.

Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Katerina Siniakova J&T Banka Ostrava Open – Ostrava

Draw and next match H2H: Cori Gauff vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats

Gauff will play Sabalenka in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Cori Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Gauff won 7-64 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Lexington back in August 2020.

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