Victoria Azarenka conquers Krueger in the 1st round of the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Azarenka dispatches Krueger to face Marta Kostyuk in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Ashlyn Krueger

Victoria Azarenka conquers Ashlyn Krueger 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the 1st round in New York on Tuesday. Azarenka will play against Marta Kostyuk in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this event was reaching the final in 2012, 2013 and 2020. Here you can see her history at this event.

Azarenka
New York
Azarenka's Record

Victoria added to her prize money $ 41,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 121,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belarussian will add $ 67,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 188,000 in total.

Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Ashlyn Krueger U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Azarenka
Krueger
Victoria Azarenka
6-1 4-6 6-2
1h:49
Ashlyn Krueger
90
90
Total points
70
70
35
35
Winners
31
31
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
27
27
Unforced
44
44
38%
38%
Ratio Unforced
62%
62%
9/11
9/11
Net Approaches
4/9
4/9
82%
82%
Perc
44%
44%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
6
6
3
3
Double Faults
9
9
74%
74%
1st in
62%
62%
71%
71%
1st won
53%
53%
35/49
35/49
1st won
31/58
31/58
47%
47%
2nd won
44%
44%
8/17
8/17
2nd won
16/36
16/36
167
167
Fastest serve
177
177
142
142
AVG 1st Serve
153
153
126
126
AVG 2nd Serve
137
137
-- Break Points --
7/19
7/19
Total
3/3
3/3
37%
37%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, Victoria scored 90 points vs. the American’s 70.

Azarenka

The Belarussian won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points since she converted only 37% (7/19) of the procured opportunities.

Krueger

On the other side, Krueger was absolutely great in converting all her break points (3/3). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this contest, the head to head between Azarenka and Krueger is 1-0 for Victoria.

Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Marta Kostyuk – stats

Azarenka will take on Kostyuk in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Victoria Azarenka and Marta Kostyuk since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Victoria Azarenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Azarenka came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Ashlyn Krueger in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Yet, there was more work to do for the Belarussian to win the set as Krueger managed to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. Victoria kept her focus to break Krueger in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

Victoria converted 40% of her break points (4/10). She had 10 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the American was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (0-3 40-A).

They played 58 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 14 more points than Krueger (36-22). Azarenka dropped 6 points on serve (11-6). On the losing side, Krueger conceded 25 points on serve (16-25).

Azarenka started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Ashlyn Krueger in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, Krueger managed to stage a good comeback to break Azarenka in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Azarenka was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-4 to 6-4.

The American was on the money in converting all her break points in the 6th (2-4 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Victoria was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2nd (3-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 3rd (3-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 61 points. Ashlyn conquered the set after winning 5 points more than the Belarussian (33-28). Krueger conceded 12 points on serve (20-12). In addition, on the other side, the Belarussian conceded 13 points on serve (16-13).

The Belarussian in this set was more solid than Ashlyn and without many problems she won 6-2 after breaking Krueger in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The American was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.

The Belarussian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Victoria didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 41 points. Azarenka won 11 points more than Krueger (26-15). The Belarussian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Ashlyn conceded 10 points on serve (11-10).

 

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