Kristina Mladenovic defeats Magdalena Frech 6-4 7-5 in the 1st round in the W100+H Dubai on Tuesday. Mladenovic will fight against Elena Gabriela Ruse in the 2nd round.
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Mladenovic had a favorable start in this set after breaking Frech in the 1st game (1-0). However, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Mladenovic to win the set as Frech succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (4-4) game. The French player maintained her cool to break Magdalena in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).
Kristina converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Pole was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2nd (0-1 15-40) and the 7th game (3-4 0-40).
They contested 58 points. It’s worth to point out that, Kristina won this set even if she scored less points 4 than the Pole (27-31). Mladenovic lost 15 points on serve (11-15). on the other side of the net, the Pole conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).
Mladenovic had a great start in this set after breaking Frech in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the French player to win the set since Frech found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1), in the 8th (3-5) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Kristina maintained her cool to break Magdalena in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
One of the most important stints of the set was when the French player won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1. Nonetheless also the Pole won 4 consecutive games from 1-5 to 5-5
Kristina converted 66% of her break points (4/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40). Also, on the other side, the Pole converted 30% of her break points (3/10). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40), the 4th (1-2 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (2-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40).
They contested 86 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the French player won just 2 more points than Magdalena (44-42). Kristina dropped 26 points on serve (24-26). On the losing side, the Pole conceded 20 points on serve (16-20).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, the French player scored 74 points vs. Frech’s 73.
The French player was pretty focused in converting 70% of the break points that she conquered (7/10). On the other side, Frech had some problems converting her break points (only 42% – 5/12). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Mladenovic and Frech is 1-0 for Kristina.
Draw and next match H2H: Kristina Mladenovic vs. Elena Gabriela Ruse – stats
Mladenovic will take on Gabriela Ruse in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Kristina Mladenovic and Elena Gabriela Ruse since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
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