Arantxa Rus gets the better of Daria Saville 2-6 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in Hamburg on Friday. Rus will face Noma Akugue Noha in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes.
The Dutch added to her prize money € 7,780 after winning this match. She has already won € 17,590 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Dutch will add € 12,170 to her earnings to get in total € 29,760 in total.
Highlights Arantxa Rus vs. Daria Saville European Open – Hamburg
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Dutch scored 95 points vs. Gavrilova’s 90.
Rus
Rus won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points as she converted only 33% (7/21) of the procured opportunities.
Gavrilova
On the other side, Gavrilova didn’t lose the concentration in converting 63% of the break points that she procured points (5/8). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this encounter, the head to head between Rus and Gavrilova is 1-0 for Arantxa.
Draw and next match H2H: Arantxa Rus vs. Noma Akugue Noha – stats
Rus will fight against Akugue Noha in the final.
There is no head to head record between Arantxa Rus and Noma Akugue Noha since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Rus had a favorable start in this set after breaking Daria Saville in the 1st game (1-0). Daria managed to boost her lead after breaking Rus in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).
Daria was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40). Also, on the other side, Rus was spot on in converting all her break points in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 4th game (1-2 40-A).
They played 64 points. Daria was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Arantxa (37-27). Gavrilova dropped 11 points on serve (20-11). In addition, on the other side, Arantxa conceded 17 points on serve (16-17).
Rus didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Daria Saville in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Rus to win the set since the Australian found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game. The Dutch kept her cool to break the Australian in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
Arantxa converted 21% of her break points (3/14). She had 14 break points opportunities in the 0th (2-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (5-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Daria converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 40-A), the 5th (1-3 15-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 83 points. The Dutch was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Gavrilova (44-39). Arantxa lost 14 points on serve (13-14). on the other side of the net, Daria conceded 31 points on serve (25-31).
Rus had a racing start in this set after breaking Daria Saville in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, that wasn’t sufficient for Rus to win the set because Daria found the way to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. Arantxa maintained her cool to break the Australian in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.
The Dutch converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-1 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Australian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 4th game (0-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 37 points. Arantxa conquered the set after winning 9 points more than Daria (23-14). Arantxa conceded 9 points on serve (11-9). on the other side of the net, Daria conceded 12 points on serve (5-12).
Tennis Scores in Hamburg
- Arantxa RusRus – Daria SavilleSaville (2-6 6-3 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Noma Akugue NohaAkugue Noha – Diana ShnaiderShnaider (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression