Jaqueline Cristian hustles Laura-Ioana Paar 1-6 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in the Boutheon on Friday in what was an all-Romanian contest. Cristian is going to play against Urszula Radwanska in the semifinal. The epic lasted 6 hour and 32 minutes.
Jaqueline was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, she conceded only 3 games in the last 2 sets after winning 69 points vs. Andrei’s 37 points.
Live score progression and stats
Andrei had a favorable start in this set after breaking Cristian in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Andrei managed to boost her lead after breaking Cristian in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
Andrei was unerring in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Andrei didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 40 points. Andrei was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than Jaqueline (26-14). Laura-Ioana surrendered 8 points on serve (16-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Cristian conceded 10 points on serve (6-10).
Cristian in this set was too good for Laura-Ioana and without too much struggle she won 6-2 after breaking Andrei in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Cristian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Laura-Ioana was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 53 points. Cristian was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Laura-Ioana (33-20). Cristian lost 8 points on serve (20-8). On the losing side, Andrei conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).
Cristian started the set in the best possible way after breaking Andrei in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Jaqueline managed to boost her lead after breaking Laura-Ioana in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
Jaqueline converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). On the other side, Jaqueline didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 53 points. Jaqueline won 13 points more than Andrei (33-20). Jaqueline lost 9 points on serve (19-9). on the other side of the court, Andrei conceded 14 points on serve (11-14).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Jaqueline scored 79 points vs. Laura-Ioana’s 65.
Jaqueline served very well to win 77% of the points (36/47) behind her first serve. Yet she won only 35% points (8/23) on her second serve. Cristian won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points since she converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Andrei wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Cristian and Andrei is 3-1 for Laura-Ioana.
Draw and next match H2H: Jaqueline Cristian vs. Urszula Radwanska – stats
Cristian will face Radwanska in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Jaqueline Cristian and Urszula Radwanska fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cristian (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.
The last time that they squared off, Cristian won 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in Surprise back in 2017.
Tennis Scores in Boutheon
- Jaqueline CristianCristian – Laura-Ioana PaarPaar (1-6 6-2 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Kathinka Von DeichmannVon Deichmann – Anna-Lena FriedsamFriedsam (7-5 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Harmony TanTan – Katarina ZavatskaZavatska (6-0 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Urszula RadwanskaRadwanska – Leonie KungKung (6-4 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Urszula RadwanskaRadwanska – Jaqueline CristianCristian (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Harmony TanTan – Kathinka Von DeichmannVon Deichmann (0-0) – H2H details and stats