Karolina Muchova defeats Aliaksandra Sasnovich 4-6 7-6(0) 6-3 in the 1st round in Warsaw on Tuesday. Muchova will face off with Rebecca Sramkova in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 32 minutes.
Highlights Karolina Muchova vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich BNP Paribas Poland Open – Warsaw
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:32
At the end of the match, the Czech scored 101 points vs. the Belarussian’s 92.
Muchova
Karolina didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (5/10).
Sasnovich
On the other side, Aliaksandra was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 38% – 5/13). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Muchova and Sasnovich is 1-0 for Karolina.
Draw and next match H2H: Karolina Muchova vs. Rebecca Sramkova – stats
Muchova will play Sramkova in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Karolina Muchova and Rebecca Sramkova square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sramkova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Sramkova won 6-4 6-4 in the qualifications in Paris back in 2018.
Live score progression and stats
Muchova was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 1st game (1-0). However, Sasnovich succeeded in coming back to break Muchova 3 times in the 6th (2-4), in the 8th (4-4) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
The Belarussian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
The Czech had no answers in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-4 to 6-4.
Sasnovich was perfect in converting all her break points in the 6th (1-4 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-4 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Czech was perfect in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 67 points. Sasnovich conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Karolina (37-30). The Belarussian dropped 17 points on serve (22-17). Regarding the other side of the net, Muchova conceded 15 points on serve (13-15).
Karolina won the set after she broke the Belarussian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Aliaksandra tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) and in the 12th (6-6) game. Yet, Muchova maintained the focus to conquer the set 7-6.
Karolina failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 40.
The Czech converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Belarussian converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had her opportunities in the 6th (2-3 0-40 and 15-40), the 12th (5-6 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 14th game (5-7 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 81 points. Karolina conquered the set after winning 5 points more than the Belarussian (43-38). The Czech conceded 21 points on serve (27-21). on the other side of the net, Aliaksandra conceded 16 points on serve (17-16).
Muchova started the set in the best possible way after breaking Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was the key and it was sufficient for Muchova to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.
The Czech was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 1st game (0-0 15-40). On the other side, Aliaksandra wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 2nd game (0-2 30-40).
They contested 45 points. Karolina was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Aliaksandra (27-18). The Czech was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (17-4). on the other side of the net, Aliaksandra conceded 10 points on serve (14-10).
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