Anastasia Tikhonova rolls over Valeriya Strakhova 6-2 6-3 in the qualifications in Rabat on Sunday after playing a good match to play Alycia Parks in the 1st round. The match lasted 1 hour and 21 minutes.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Anastasia scored 69 points vs. Valeriya’s 51.
Tikhonova
The Russian won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points as she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.
Strakhova
On the other side, Valeriya was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (2/4). Yet, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Tikhonova and Strakhova is 1-0 for Anastasia.
Draw and next match H2H: Anastasia Tikhonova vs. Alycia Parks – stats
Tikhonova will compete against Parks in the 1st round.
There is no head to head record between Anastasia Tikhonova and Alycia Parks since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Tikhonova had a racing start in this set after breaking Valeriya Strakhova in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Anastasia to win the set since the Ukrainian succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Anastasia maintained her focus to break Strakhova in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Tikhonova failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 30.
The Russian converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 4th (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Valeriya converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 3rd game (0-2 30-40).
They played 59 points. The Russian conquered the set after winning 13 more points than the Ukrainian (36-23). Anastasia surrendered 13 points on serve (21-13). On the other side, the Ukrainian conceded 15 points on serve (10-15).
Anastasia won the set after she broke Valeriya in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. The Ukrainian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. However, the Russian refused to give way to win the set 6-3.
Tikhonova converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Ukrainian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (2-4 40-A).
They contested 61 points. Anastasia won 5 more points than the Ukrainian (33-28). Anastasia lost 12 points on serve (18-12). On the other side, Valeriya conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).
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