Anna Schmiedlova wins against Ekaterine Gorgodze 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in the W100+H Dubai on Tuesday. Schmiedlova will clash against Katerina Siniakova in the 2nd round.
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Schmiedlova had a great start in this set after breaking Gorgodze in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, Ekaterine found the way to come back to break Schmiedlova in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (3-2) game before winning the set (6-4).
One of the most important stints of the set was when Gorgodze won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-2 to 4-2.
Ekaterine converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). In addition on the other side, Anna Karolina converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (2-3 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They played 86 points. The Georgean was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Anna Karolina (45-41). Ekaterine lost 19 points on serve (25-19). on the other side of the net, Schmiedlova conceded 20 points on serve (22-20).
Gorgodze didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Schmiedlova in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Anna Karolina was not done to come back to break the Georgean 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 6th (4-2) gamein the 8th game before winning the set (6-2) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
The Georgean was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Schmiedlova converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-2 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). In addition on the other side, Ekaterine converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 50 points. Schmiedlova was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than Ekaterine (31-19). Anna Karolina conceded 9 points on serve (15-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the Georgean conceded 16 points on serve (10-16).
Schmiedlova came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Gorgodze in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, that wasn’t sufficient for Schmiedlova to win the set as Ekaterine managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game.
Schmiedlova converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Gorgodze was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (0-2 15-40).
They contested 51 points. Anna Karolina conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Gorgodze (28-23). The Slovakian surrendered 12 points on serve (18-12). on the other side of the net, Ekaterine conceded 10 points on serve (11-10).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:41
At the end of the match, the Slovakian scored 103 points vs. the Georgean’s 87.
Schmiedlova didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (6/12). On the other side, Gorgodze had a tough time converting her break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Schmiedlova and Gorgodze is 2-0 for Anna Karolina.
Draw and next match H2H: Anna Schmiedlova vs. Katerina Siniakova – stats
Schmiedlova will come up against Siniakova in the 2nd round.
This will be the 5th time that Anna Schmiedlova and Katerina Siniakova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Schmiedlova and Siniakova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Siniakova won 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Bastad back in 2016.
Tennis Scores in W100+H Dubai
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