Iga Swiatek bests Kerkhove in the 2nd round of Wimbledon. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – WIMBLEDON RESULTS

WIMBLEDON - LONDON DRAW AND RESULTS. Swiatek gets the better of Kerkhove to face Alize Cornet in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Iga Swiatek vs. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove

Iga Swiatek overcomes Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in London on Thursday. Swiatek will seek to keep on going in this event against Alize Cornet in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the 4th round in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Swiatek
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Swiatek's Record

Swiatek added to her prize money £ 42,000 after winning this match. She has won already £ 120,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Swiatek will add £ 70,000 to her earnings to get in total £ 190,000 in total.

Highlights Iga Swiatek vs. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Wimbledon – London

Swiatek’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Swiatek
Kerkhove
Iga Swiatek
6-4 4-6 6-3
2h:04
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
96
96
Total points
84
84
41
41
Winners
44
44
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
31
31
Unforced
22
22
58%
58%
Ratio Unforced
42%
42%
10/18
10/18
Net Approaches
5/8
5/8
56%
56%
Perc
63%
63%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
2
2
1
1
Double Faults
8
8
69%
69%
1st in
68%
68%
68%
68%
1st won
70%
70%
41/60
41/60
1st won
44/63
44/63
52%
52%
2nd won
27%
27%
14/27
14/27
2nd won
8/30
8/30
180
180
Fastest serve
167
167
160
160
AVG 1st Serve
153
153
127
127
AVG 2nd Serve
138
138
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
3/5
3/5
57%
57%
Won
60%
60%
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At the end of the match, Swiatek scored 96 points vs. Kerkhove’s 84.

Swiatek

Iga was effective when converting 57% of the break points that she conquered (4/7).

Kerkhove

On the other side, Kerkhove was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that she conquered points (3/5). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Swiatek and Kerkhove is 1-0 for Iga.

Draw and next match H2H: Iga Swiatek vs. Alize Cornet – stats

Swiatek will fight against Cornet in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Iga Swiatek and Alize Cornet since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Iga Swiatek Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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Swiatek won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game, Swiatek broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.

Lesley was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.

Iga converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (3-4 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, Lesley was spot on in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40).

They played 59 points. Swiatek was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than the Dutch (32-27). Iga dropped 14 points on serve (15-14). On the losing side, Lesley conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

2nd Set -
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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Dutch clinched in the 7th game (4-3) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

The Dutch was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (3-3 15-40). On the other side, Swiatek was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 62 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Dutch won just 2 more points than Iga (32-30). Kerkhove surrendered 12 points on serve (22-12). On the other side, Swiatek conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).

3rd Set -
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Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Swiatek grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) prior to finally winning the set (6-3).

Swiatek was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, Lesley was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 0th game (0-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 59 points. Swiatek was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Lesley (34-25). The Pole lost 8 points on serve (22-8). on the other side of the court, Kerkhove conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

 

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