Bernarda Pera stuns Gadecki in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – MELBOURNE RESULTS

GIPPSLAND TROPHY - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Pera surprises Gadecki to square off with Johanna Konta in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Bernarda Pera vs. Olivia Gadecki

Bernarda Pera surprises Olivia Gadecki 6-72 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Sunday. Pera will face off with Johanna Konta in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hour and 16 minutes.

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Pera had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Gadecki in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Gadecki managed to stage a great comeback to break Pera in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 2.

Tiebreak

Gadecki won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 6th (4-2), 7th (5-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, Bernarda won a minibreak in the 4th (1-3) point.

The Australian won the tiebreak 7-2 after she conquered a decisive 4-2 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2

They played 82 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Olivia won just 2 more points than Bernarda (42-40). Olivia lost 10 points on serve (24-10). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 18 points on serve (30-18).

Gadecki conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Pera in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, the American managed to stage a good comeback to break Olivia in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

They contested 62 points. The American won 8 more points than Olivia (35-27). Pera lost 14 points on serve (22-14). on the other side of the net, Gadecki conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).

Bernarda won the set after she broke Gadecki in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Gadecki was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-3 to 6-3.

The American was perfect in converting all her break points in the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 43 points. Pera was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than the Australian (25-18). Pera was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the court, Gadecki conceded 9 points on serve (14-9).

Pera added to her prize money $ 1,250 after winning this match. She has won already $ 4,250 after this win. If she wins the next match, the American will add $ 1,250 to her earnings to get in total $ 5,500 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Pera
Gadecki
Bernarda Pera
6-72 6-3 6-3
2h:16
Olivia Gadecki
103
103
Total points
91
91
41
41
Winners
38
38
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
1
1
10
10
Double Faults
3
3
55%
55%
1st in
65%
65%
71%
71%
1st won
67%
67%
41/58
41/58
1st won
38/57
38/57
58%
58%
2nd won
52%
52%
28/48
28/48
2nd won
16/31
16/31
-- Break Points --
5/7
5/7
Total
2/9
2/9
71%
71%
Won
22%
22%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 103 points vs. Olivia’s 91.

The American was effective at converting 71% of the break points that she procured (5/7). On the other side, Gadecki was battling in converting her break points (only 22% – 2/9). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Pera and Gadecki is 1-0 for Bernarda.

Highlights Bernarda Pera vs. Olivia Gadecki Gippsland Trophy – Melbourne

Draw and next match H2H: Bernarda Pera vs. Johanna Konta – stats

Pera will come up against Konta in the 2nd round.

This will be the 4th time that Bernarda Pera and Johanna Konta clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Pera (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Pera won 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Madrid back in 2018.

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