Anna-Lena Friedsam shocks Diane Parry 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the quarter in Portoroz on Friday. Friedsam will clash against Katerina Siniakova in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 55 minutes.
Friedsam added to her prize money € 3,870 after conquering this match. She has won already € 8,870 as of now in this event. If she wins the next match, the German will add € 7,052 to her earnings to get in total € 15,922.
Highlights Anna-Lena Friedsam vs. Diane Parry Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz – Portoroz
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:55
Anna-Lena won this match even if she won less points than Diane (102 vs. 103).
Friedsam
The German was pretty focused in converting 63% of the break points that she procured (5/8).
Parry
On the other side, Diane was battling in converting her break points (only 39% – 7/18). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Friedsam and Parry is 1-0 for Anna-Lena.
Draw and next match H2H: Anna-Lena Friedsam vs. Katerina Siniakova – stats
Friedsam will square off with Siniakova in the semifinal.
This will be the 4th time that Anna-Lena Friedsam and Katerina Siniakova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Siniakova (see full H2H stats), but Friedsam has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Friedsam won 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the quarter in Shenzhen back in 2016.
Live score progression and stats
Friedsam started the set in the best possible way after breaking Diane Parry in the 1st game (1-0). Parry reinforced her lead after breaking Anna-Lena in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game before conquering the set.
The German was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-1 to 6-1.
The French player was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, Parry didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 43 points. Parry conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Friedsam (27-16). Parry was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (12-4). On the other side, Friedsam conceded 15 points on serve (12-15).
Friedsam had a strong start of this set after breaking Diane Parry in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, Anna-Lena refused to bow to come back to break Diane in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (3-4) game before winning the set at the breaker at 4.
Tiebreak
Anna-Lena won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (4-0) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, the French player won a minibreak in the 7th (2-5) point.
The German won the tiebreak 7-4 after she conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4
Anna-Lena converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (1-3 30-40), the 7th (2-4 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the French player converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (2-1 40-A), the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 91 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Friedsam won just 3 more points than Parry (47-44). Anna-Lena lost 19 points on serve (27-19). On the other side, the French player conceded 20 points on serve (25-20).
Friedsam got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Diane Parry in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, the German found the way to come back to break the French player 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Diane was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.
The German was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 6th (2-3 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, Diane converted 22% of her break points (2/9). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 70 points. Anna-Lena conquered the set after winning 6 more points than Diane (38-32). The German dropped 22 points on serve (23-22). Regarding the other side of the net, Parry conceded 15 points on serve (10-15).
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- Ana BogdanBogdan – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (6-1 1-6 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Anna-Lena FriedsamFriedsam – Diane ParryParry (1-6 7-64 6-3) – Stats and score progression
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