Katie Volynets gets the better of Mirjam Bjorklund 7-5 6-2 in the qualifications in Melbourne on Friday. Volynets will face Beatriz Haddad Maia in the 1st round. The match lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes.

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Volynets's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Volynets
Bjorklund
7-5 6-2
1h:43
78
78
Total points
61
61
30
30
Winners
20
20
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
33%
33%
26
26
Unforced
49
49
35%
35%
Ratio Unforced
65%
65%
5/9
5/9
Net Approaches
2/6
2/6
56%
56%
Perc
33%
33%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
1
1
4
4
Double Faults
2
2
66%
66%
1st in
57%
57%
68%
68%
1st won
49%
49%
30/44
30/44
1st won
20/41
20/41
48%
48%
2nd won
48%
48%
11/23
11/23
2nd won
15/31
15/31
169
169
Fastest serve
176
176
151
151
AVG 1st Serve
150
150
138
138
AVG 2nd Serve
127
127
-- Break Points --
6/12
6/12
Total
3/9
3/9
50%
50%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 78 points vs. Bjorklund’s 61.

Volynets

Volynets was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that she procured (6/12).

Bjorklund

On the other side, Mirjam was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Volynets and Bjorklund is 1-0 for Katie.

Draw and next match H2H: Katie Volynets vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia – stats

Volynets will face Haddad Maia in the 1st round.

This will be the 2nd time that Katie Volynets and Beatriz Haddad Maia square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Volynets (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Volynets won 7-5 6-4 in the qualifications in London back in 2021.

Live score progression and stats

Volynets had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Mirjam Bjorklund in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Yet, that was not enough for the American to win the set because Mirjam managed to break back in the 5th (1-4) and in the 7th (3-4) game. Katie maintained her cool to break Bjorklund in the 12th (7-5) game.

One of the most important stints of the set was when Katie won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0. However also the Swede won 4 consecutive games from 0-4 to 4-4

The American converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-0 0-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Swede converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 30-40), the 5th (0-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 75 points. Volynets was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Bjorklund (42-33). Katie conceded 16 points on serve (26-16). On the losing side, the Swede conceded 16 points on serve (17-16).

Haddad Maia was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Mirjam Bjorklund in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, Volynets found the way to come back to break Mirjam 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) gamein the 8th game before winning the set (6-2) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Volynets won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the score from 0-1 to 4-1.

Volynets converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (2-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Swede converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 64 points. Volynets conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Mirjam (36-28). Volynets dropped 10 points on serve (15-10). In addition, on the other side, Bjorklund conceded 21 points on serve (18-21).

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