Ajla Tomljanovic gets the better of Williams in the 3rd round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

    U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Tomljanovic gets by Williams to square off with Liudmila Samsonova in the 4th round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Serena Williams

    Ajla Tomljanovic hustles Serena Williams 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1 in the 3rd round in New York on Friday. Tomljanovic will square off with Liudmila Samsonova in the 4th round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 5 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the 3rd round in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

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    Tomljanovic's Record

    The Australian added to her prize money $ 90,000 after conquering this match. She has won already $ 278,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Ajla will add $ 167,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 445,000 in total.

    Highlights Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Serena Williams U.S. Open – New York

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    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Tomljanovic
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    Ajla Tomljanovic
    7-5 6-74 6-1
    3h:05
    Serena Williams
    123
    123
    Total points
    115
    115
    52
    52
    Winners
    39
    39
    42%
    42%
    Ratio Winners
    34%
    34%
    30
    30
    Unforced
    51
    51
    37%
    37%
    Ratio Unforced
    63%
    63%
    6/10
    6/10
    Net Approaches
    29/42
    29/42
    60%
    60%
    Perc
    69%
    69%
    -- Serve --
    3
    3
    Aces
    11
    11
    9
    9
    Double Faults
    7
    7
    62%
    62%
    1st in
    58%
    58%
    63%
    63%
    1st won
    64%
    64%
    52/82
    52/82
    1st won
    39/61
    39/61
    40%
    40%
    2nd won
    36%
    36%
    20/50
    20/50
    2nd won
    16/45
    16/45
    177
    177
    Fastest serve
    188
    188
    158
    158
    AVG 1st Serve
    164
    164
    138
    138
    AVG 2nd Serve
    139
    139
    -- Break Points --
    8/13
    8/13
    Total
    5/13
    5/13
    62%
    62%
    Won
    38%
    38%
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    At the end of the match, the Australian scored 123 points vs. Serena’s 115.

    Tomljanovic

    Tomljanovic didn’t lose the focus when converting 62% of the break points that she conquered (8/13).

    Williams

    On the other side, Serena was struggling when converting her break points (only 38% – 5/13). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

    After this match, the head to head between Tomljanovic and Williams is 1-0 for Ajla.

    Draw and next match H2H: Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Liudmila Samsonova – stats

    Tomljanovic will compete against Samsonova in the 4th round.

    This will be the 3rd time that Ajla Tomljanovic and Liudmila Samsonova face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Tomljanovic and Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

    The last time that they competed against each other, Samsonova won 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Washington back in August 2022.

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    1st Set -
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    Tomljanovic started the set strong after breaking Serena Williams in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Australian to win the set since the American managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. The Australian maintained her focus to break Serena in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

    Williams was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-5 to 7-5.

    Tomljanovic converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 9th (3-5 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the American was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2nd (0-1 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40).

    They contested 62 points. This set was so close that, Ajla won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Tomljanovic conceded 14 points on serve (16-14). On the other side, Williams conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).

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    Tomljanovic started the set in the best possible way after breaking Serena Williams in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for the American to win the set because Tomljanovic managed to break back in the 5th (1-4) and in the 9th (4-5) game. The American kept her focus before winning the set at the tiebreak at 4.

    A defining moment of this set was when Williams won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

    Tiebreak

    Williams won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1), 6th (4-2), 10th (6-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Tomljanovic won a minibreak in the 8th (4-4) point.

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

    The American was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Ajla was spot on in converting all her break points in the 4th (0-4 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40).

    They played 107 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 3 more points than Tomljanovic (55-52). Williams dropped 20 points on serve (28-20). on the other side of the court, the Australian conceded 27 points on serve (32-27).

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    Tomljanovic was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Serena Williams in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, the Australian refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Williams 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

    The American was outplayed in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-1 to 6-1.

    Tomljanovic converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). Also, on the other side, Williams converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

    They played 69 points. Ajla conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Serena (40-29). Ajla lost 19 points on serve (24-19). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 16 points on serve (10-16).

     

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