Rebecca Peterson shocks Magda Linette 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Merida on Friday. Peterson will face off with Caty McNally in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 47 minutes.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Swede scored 80 points vs. the Pole’s 63.
Peterson
Peterson didn’t lose the concentration in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).
Linette
On the other side, Magda had some problems converting her break points (only 10% – 1/10). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Peterson and Linette is 3-1 for Rebecca.
Draw and next match H2H: Rebecca Peterson vs. Caty McNally – stats
Peterson will face McNally in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Rebecca Peterson and Caty McNally clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for McNally (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played, McNally won 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in W100 Midland back in 2019.
Live score progression and stats
Rebecca in this set was too strong for the Pole and without too much struggle she won 6-2 after breaking Magda in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Rebecca won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.
Rebecca was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, the Pole was unable to convert any of her 8 break points. She had 8 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-1 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 74 points. Rebecca was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Linette (41-33). Peterson lost 16 points on serve (27-16). on the other side of the net, Magda conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).
Peterson won the set after she broke Magda in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. Linette tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Anyhow, Peterson maintained the focus to win the set 6-4.
A defining moment of this set was when the Swede won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the score from 1-1 to 5-1.
Peterson converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). In addition on the other side, Linette converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 30-40).
They played 69 points. Rebecca won 9 points more than Magda (39-30). Rebecca conceded 12 points on serve (22-12). Regarding the other side of the net, the Pole conceded 17 points on serve (18-17).
Tennis Scores in Merida
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Sloane StephensStephens (6-0 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Rebecca PetersonPeterson – Magda LinetteLinette (6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Caty McNallyMcNally – Kimberly BirrellBirrell (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-1 5-7 6-0) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Rebecca PetersonPeterson – Caty McNallyMcNally (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (1-2) – H2H details and stats