Linda Fruhvirtova shocks Noma Akugue Noha 7-64 6-2 in the semifinal in the W25 Hamburg on Saturday. Fruhvirtova will square off with Qinwen Zheng in the final.
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Linda won the set after she broke the German in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Akugue Noha tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Anyhow, Linda didn’t make any concession anymore to ultimately clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 4.
Fruhvirtova failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.
Tiebreak
Linda won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 7th (3-4), 10th (6-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Noma won 2 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2) and 5th (3-2) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4
Linda converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 8th (4-3 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Also, on the other side, Akugue Noha converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (3-5 30-40).
They played 94 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Czech won just 2 more points than Akugue Noha (48-46). Linda lost 19 points on serve (26-19). On the losing side, Noma conceded 22 points on serve (27-22).
Akugue Noha conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Fruhvirtova in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, Linda managed to stage a good comeback to break Akugue Noha 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).
The German was eclipsed in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-2 to 6-2.
The Czech was unerring in converting all her break points in the 3rd (0-2 30-40), the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, the German converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 51 points. Linda was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Akugue Noha (30-21). Linda dropped 12 points on serve (17-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Noma conceded 13 points on serve (9-13).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:47
At the end of the match, Linda scored 78 points vs. Akugue Noha’s 67.
The Czech was sharp when converting 83% of the break points that she conquered (5/6). On the other side, Akugue Noha was struggling when converting her break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Fruhvirtova and Akugue Noha is 1-0 for Linda.
Draw and next match H2H: Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Qinwen Zheng – stats
Fruhvirtova will come up against Zheng in the final.
There is no head to head record between Linda Fruhvirtova and Qinwen Zheng since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in W25 Hamburg
- Linda FruhvirtovaFruhvirtova – Noma Akugue NohaAkugue Noha (7-64 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Jesika MaleckovaMaleckova (6-4 4-6 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Federico CoriaCoria – Marvin NetuschilNetuschil (1-6 6-3 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
