Kostyuk topples Oz in the 1st round – DUBAI RESULTS

DUBAI DUTY FREE CHAMPIONSHIPS - DUBAI DRAW AND RESULTS. Kostyuk beats Oz to take on Belinda Bencic in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Marta Kostyuk vs. Ipek Oz

Marta Kostyuk ousts Ipek Oz 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Dubai on Sunday. Kostyuk will square off with Belinda Bencic in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 59 minutes. This will be her best result in this event. In the past, the best she could do was reach the 1st round in 2022. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Kostyuk
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Kostyuk's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kostyuk
Oz
Marta Kostyuk
4-6 6-4 6-2
1h:59
Ipek Oz
86
86
Total points
71
71
32
32
Winners
28
28
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
0
0
9
9
Double Faults
0
0
49%
49%
1st in
71%
71%
84%
84%
1st won
50%
50%
32/38
32/38
1st won
28/56
28/56
50%
50%
2nd won
74%
74%
20/40
20/40
2nd won
17/23
17/23
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
3/8
3/8
45%
45%
Won
38%
38%
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At the end of the match, the Ukrainian scored 86 points vs. Ipek’s 71.

Kostyuk

Marta served very well to win 84% of the points (32/38) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (20/40) on her second serve. The Ukrainian won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

Oz

On the other side, Ipek was not so effective in converting her break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Kostyuk and Oz is 1-0 for Marta.

Draw and next match H2H: Marta Kostyuk vs. Belinda Bencic – stats

Kostyuk will take on Bencic in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Marta Kostyuk and Belinda Bencic clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Bencic won 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round in Abu Dhabi back in February 2023.

Marta Kostyuk Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Oz conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Ipek broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th game to conquer the set 6-4.

Oz failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 0.

Oz was flawless in converting all her break points in the 6th (2-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Marta was on the money in converting all her break points in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 56 points. Oz was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than the Ukrainian (32-24). The Turk dropped 9 points on serve (22-9). On the other side, Marta conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Marta conquered in the 5th game (3-2) before finally conquering the set (6-4).

Kostyuk converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 9th (5-3 30-40) and the 11th game (6-3 0-40). On the other side, the Turk was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 40-A).

They contested 61 points. Marta conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Ipek (36-25). Marta surrendered 10 points on serve (23-10). On the losing side, Oz conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).

Kostyuk had a racing start in this set after breaking Ipek Oz in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, there was more to do for Kostyuk to win the set because Oz found the way to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. The Ukrainian maintained her focus to break Oz in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).

Kostyuk converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Oz converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (0-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 40 points. Marta conquered the set after winning 12 points more than Ipek (26-14). The Ukrainian dropped 6 points on serve (14-6). On the other side, Ipek conceded 12 points on serve (8-12).

 

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