Leylah Fernandez downs Grabher in the 1st round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships. HIGHLIGHTS – DUBAI RESULTS

DUBAI DUTY FREE CHAMPIONSHIPS - DUBAI DRAW AND RESULTS. Fernandez bests Grabher to take on Iga Swiatek in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Julia Grabher

Leylah Annie Fernandez gets the better of Julia Grabher 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Dubai on Sunday. Fernandez will play against Iga Swiatek in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes.

Fernandez
Dubai
Fernandez's Record

Highlights Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Julia Grabher Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Fernandez
Grabher
Leylah Annie Fernandez
6-4 6-2
1h:14
Julia Grabher
62
62
Total points
39
39
27
27
Winners
18
18
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
3
3
Double Faults
2
2
74%
74%
1st in
61%
61%
87%
87%
1st won
50%
50%
27/31
27/31
1st won
18/36
18/36
55%
55%
2nd won
52%
52%
6/11
6/11
2nd won
12/23
12/23
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
1/2
1/2
50%
50%
Won
50%
50%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 62 points vs. Grabher’s 39.

Fernandez

Fernandez served extremely well to win 87% of the points (27/31) behind her first serve, and she won 55% points (6/11) on her second serve. Leylah was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (4/8).

Grabher

On the other side, the Austrian was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (1/2). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this contest, the head to head between Fernandez and Grabher is 2-0 for Leylah .

Draw and next match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Iga Swiatek – stats

Fernandez will face Swiatek in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Swiatek won 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Adelaide back in 2022.

Leylah Annie Fernandez Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Fernandez 6-4
FernandezGrabher
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
FernandezGrabher
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
FernandezGrabher
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
FernandezGrabher
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
FernandezGrabher
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
FernandezGrabher
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
FernandezGrabher
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
FernandezGrabher
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
FernandezGrabher
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
FernandezGrabher
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
FernandezGrabher
0
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A

Fernandez won the set after she broke the Austrian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Grabher tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Anyhow, the Canadian didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 6-4.

The Canadian converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40), the 7th (4-2 30-40), the 9th (4-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Julia converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 7th game (3-4 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 64 points. The Canadian conquered the set after winning 12 more points than Grabher (38-26). Leylah surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the court, the Austrian conceded 21 points on serve (20-21).

2nd Set -
Fernandez 6-2
FernandezGrabher
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
FernandezGrabher
5
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
FernandezGrabher
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
FernandezGrabher
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
FernandezGrabher
4
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
FernandezGrabher
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
FernandezGrabher
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Fernandez had a great start in this set after breaking Julia Grabher in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. the Canadian to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks anymore.

Leylah converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (2-0 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Leylah didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 37 points. Fernandez conquered the set after winning 11 more points than the Austrian (24-13). The Canadian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). Regarding the other side of the net, Julia conceded 8 points on serve (10-8).

1st
Fernandez
Grabher
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Fernandez
Grabher
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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