Ena Shibahara shocks Claire Liu 6-3 6-4 in the qualifications in Sydney on Monday in what was an all-American affair. Shibahara will face off with Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 1st round. The match lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, Shibahara scored 70 points vs. Liu’s 62.
Shibahara
Ena won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points as she converted only 33% (4/12) of the procured opportunities.
Liu
On the other side, Claire had some problems converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shibahara and Liu is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Ena Shibahara vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova – stats
Shibahara will come up against Alexandrova in the 1st round.
There is no head to head record between Ena Shibahara and Ekaterina Alexandrova since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Shibahara won the set after she broke Liu in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Ena converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Shibahara didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 56 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Shibahara won just 2 points more than Liu (29-27). Shibahara lost 7 points on serve (16-7). on the other side of the court, Claire conceded 13 points on serve (20-13).
Alexandrova was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Claire Liu in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Ena found the way to come back to break Claire in the 2nd (1-1) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
Ena converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 0-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Liu converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).
They played 76 points. Shibahara won 6 points more than Claire (41-35). Ena dropped 15 points on serve (22-15). on the other side of the court, Liu conceded 19 points on serve (20-19).
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