Beatriz Haddad Maia tops Pliskova in the semifinal of the National Bank Open. HIGHLIGHTS – TORONTO RESULTS

    NATIONAL BANK OPEN - TORONTO DRAW AND RESULTS. Haddad Maia defeats Pliskova to fight against Simona Halep in the final

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    Prediction and head to head Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Karolina Pliskova

    Beatriz Haddad Maia beats the 2021 runner-up Karolina Pliskova 6-4 7-6(7) in the semifinal in Toronto on Saturday. Haddad Maia will face Simona Halep in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.

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    Highlights Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Karolina Pliskova National Bank Open – Toronto

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Maia
    Pliskova
    Beatriz Haddad Maia
    6-4 7-67
    1h:45
    Karolina Pliskova
    84
    84
    Total points
    81
    81
    36
    36
    Winners
    35
    35
    43%
    43%
    Ratio Winners
    43%
    43%
    -- Serve --
    1
    1
    Aces
    9
    9
    5
    5
    Double Faults
    6
    6
    61%
    61%
    1st in
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    1st won
    70%
    70%
    36/54
    36/54
    1st won
    35/50
    35/50
    54%
    54%
    2nd won
    46%
    46%
    19/35
    19/35
    2nd won
    12/26
    12/26
    -- Break Points --
    3/7
    3/7
    Total
    2/6
    2/6
    43%
    43%
    Won
    33%
    33%
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    At the end of the match, the Brazilian scored 84 points vs. Karolina’s 81.

    Haddad Maia

    The Brazilian won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.

    Pliskova

    On the other side, the Czech had some problems converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

    After this contest, the head to head between Haddad Maia and Pliskova is 2-1 for Beatriz.

    Draw and next match H2H: Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Simona Halep – stats

    Haddad Maia will square off with Halep in the final.

    This will be the 4th time that Beatriz Haddad Maia and Simona Halep play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

    The last time that they played, Haddad Maia won 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Birmingham back in June 2022.

    Beatriz Haddad Maia Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    Haddad Maia was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Karolina Pliskova in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for Beatriz to win the set as Pliskova succeeded in breaking back in the 8th (3-5) game.

    Haddad Maia converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40). Also, on the other side, Karolina converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

    They contested 73 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Haddad Maia won just 3 points more than the Czech (38-35). The Brazilian dropped 16 points on serve (24-16). on the other side of the court, Pliskova conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).

    Haddad Maia overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Yet, Haddad Maia succeeded in coming back to break Pliskova in the 9th (4-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 7.

    Tiebreak

    Beatriz won 3 minibreaks in the 5th (3-2), 8th (5-3) and 16th (9-7) point. On the other side, Pliskova won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (3-3) and 10th (5-5) point.

    This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 8-7, 9-7

    Haddad Maia converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40). The Brazilian saved 1 set point when she was trailing 6-7. In addition on the other side, the Czech converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 2nd game (3-1 15-40 and 30-40).

    They played 92 points. This set was so close that, The Brazilian won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Beatriz conceded 18 points on serve (32-18). on the other side of the court, the Czech conceded 14 points on serve (28-14).

     

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