Julia Grabher survives Julia Riera 6-1 3-6 7-6(6) in the semifinal in Rabat on Friday after conquering a huge battle. Grabher will fight against Lucia Bronzetti in the final.
Grabher added to her prize money $ 8,951 after winning this match. She has already won $ 20,226 after this win. If she wins the next match, Grabher will add $ 14,002 to her earnings to get in total $ 34,228 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Julia scored 104 points vs. the Argentine’s 89.
Grabher
The Austrian was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (5/10).
Riera
On the other side, Julia was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Grabher and Riera is 1-0 for Julia.
Draw and next match H2H: Julia Grabher vs. Lucia Bronzetti – stats
Grabher will play Bronzetti in the final.
This will be the 3rd time that Julia Grabher and Lucia Bronzetti clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Grabher and Bronzetti (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Grabher won 6-2 6-3 in the final in W60 Bellinzona back in 2021.
Live score progression and stats
Grabher started the set strong after breaking Julia Riera in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. The Austrian reinforced her lead after breaking the Argentine in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
The Argentine had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-1 to 6-1.
Julia converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 6th (4-1 30-40) and the 8th game (6-0 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Grabher didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 47 points. The Austrian conquered the set after winning 15 points more than the Argentine (31-16). Grabher was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). On the losing side, Julia conceded 15 points on serve (14-15).
The Argentine won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Argentine broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.
Julia was completely outplayed in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 1-3 to 6-3.
Riera was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 6th (2-3 15-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Julia was on the money in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 50 points. Riera conquered the set after winning 4 points more than the Austrian (27-23). Riera lost 11 points on serve (14-11). on the other side of the court, the Austrian conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).
Grabher conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Austrian broke back in the 8th (4-4) game before bringing the set at the breaker that she won 8-6.
Tiebreak
Grabher won 4 minibreaks in the 5th (3-2), 10th (5-5), 13th (7-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Riera won 2 minibreaks in the 8th (4-4) and 12th (6-6) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6
Grabher was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 0-40). The Austrian saved 1 set point when she was trailing 4-5. On the other side, Julia converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40).
They contested 96 points. The Austrian was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than Riera (50-46). Julia dropped 21 points on serve (29-21). on the other side of the court, Riera conceded 21 points on serve (25-21).
Tennis Scores in Rabat
- Lucia BronzettiBronzetti – Sloane StephensStephens (6-1 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Julia GrabherGrabher – Julia RieraRiera (6-1 3-6 7-66) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
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