Bernarda Pera wins against Aleksandra Krunic 6-3 6-3 in the final in Budapest on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 27 minutes. This is the first time that Pera conquered this tournament and a WTA title in general. Her most significant achievement in this competition so far was reaching the 2nd round. Here you can see when her history at this event.
Highlights Bernarda Pera vs. Aleksandra Krunic Hungarian Grand Prix – Budapest
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the American scored 71 points vs. Krunic’s 51.
Pera
Bernarda won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points since she converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.
Krunic
On the other side, the Serbian was battling in converting her break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Pera and Krunic is 3-0 for Bernarda.
Live score progression and stats
Pera didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Aleksandra Krunic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was crucial for Bernarda to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.
Bernarda was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40). On the other side, Aleksandra was unable to convert any of her 5 break points. She had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They played 64 points. Bernarda was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Krunic (37-27). The American surrendered 15 points on serve (30-15). Regarding the other side of the net, Krunic conceded 7 points on serve (12-7).
The American won the set after she broke Krunic 3 times in the 5th (3-2), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Krunic tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Yet, Bernarda didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-3.
Pera converted 33% of her break points (3/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40). On the other side, the Serbian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (2-3 30-40).
They played 60 points. Bernarda was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Krunic (35-25). Pera lost 8 points on serve (14-8). on the other side of the court, Krunic conceded 21 points on serve (17-21).