Bernarda Pera surprises Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-4 in the final in Hamburg on Saturday. The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. This is the first time that Bernarda conquered this tournament. Her most significant achievement in this event so far was reaching the 2nd round. Here you can see when her history at this event.
Highlights Bernarda Pera vs. Anett Kontaveit European Open – Hamburg
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Pera scored 59 points vs. Kontaveit’s 45.
Pera
Bernarda was pretty good at converting 67% of the break points that she conquered (4/6).
Kontaveit
On the other side, Anett was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Pera and Kontaveit is 1-1.
This was the 2nd career title for Bernarda. (see list of titles and finals). Kontaveit remains with 6th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Pera started the set in the best possible way after breaking Anett Kontaveit in the 1st game (1-0). Bernarda managed to strengthen her lead after breaking the Estonian in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
They contested 47 points. Bernarda conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Anett (27-20
). The American conceded 9 points on serve (17-9). on the other side of the court, Anett conceded 10 points on serve (11-10).Bernarda won the set after she broke Anett in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Kontaveit tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nonetheless, Pera maintained the focus to win the set 6-4.
Pera failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.
One of the most important stints of the set was when Pera won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.
Bernarda converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). In addition on the other side, Kontaveit converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 30-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 58 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than the Estonian (31-27). Pera lost 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the net, Kontaveit conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).