
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu shocks Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-1 in the quarter in Bad Homburg on Thursday after playing a tremendous match. The match lasted 1 hour and 22 minutes.
Highlights Bianca Vanessa Andreescu vs. Daria Kasatkina Bad Homburg Open – Bad Homburg
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Andreescu scored 63 points vs. Kasatkina’s 47.
Andreescu
The Canadian was well focused in converting 83% of the break points that she conquered (5/6).
Kasatkina
On the other side, the Russian was battling in converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Andreescu and Kasatkina is 2-0 for Bianca.
Live score progression and stats
Andreescu had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Daria Kasatkina in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, that was not enough for Andreescu to win the set since Kasatkina found the way to break back in the 9th (4-5) game. The Canadian maintained her cool to break Darya in the 10th (6-4) game.
The Canadian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). In addition on the other side, Kasatkina converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (0-2 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40).
They played 62 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Bianca won just 2 points more than Darya (32-30). Bianca conceded 15 points on serve (20-15). on the other side of the court, Kasatkina conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).
Andreescu enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Daria Kasatkina in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Canadian to win the set since Darya succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (1-4) game. Andreescu maintained her focus to break the Russian in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
A crucial moment of this set was when Andreescu won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.
The Canadian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 3rd (3-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40). On the other side, Kasatkina converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th (0-4 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 40-A).
They played 49 points. The Canadian was the one to win the set after conquering 15 more points than the Russian (32-17). Andreescu surrendered 14 points on serve (20-14). on the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 12 points on serve (3-12).
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