Yue Yuan topples Bektas in the semifinal to play vs Pegula at the Hana Bank Korea Open. HIGHLIGHTS – SEOUL RESULTS

HANA BANK KOREA OPEN - SEOUL DRAW AND RESULTS. Yuan defeats Bektas to fight against Jessica Pegula in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Yue Yuan vs. Emina Bektas

Yue Yuan tops Emina Bektas 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Seoul on Saturday. Yuan will seek to keep on going in this event against Jessica Pegula in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes.

Yuan
Seoul
Yuan's Record

Highlights Yue Yuan vs. Emina Bektas Hana Bank Korea Open – Seoul

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Yuan
Bektas
Yue Yuan
6-73 6-4 6-2
2h:27
Emina Bektas
103
103
Total points
88
88
37
37
Winners
45
45
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
51%
51%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
6
6
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
61%
61%
1st in
64%
64%
74%
74%
1st won
64%
64%
37/50
37/50
1st won
45/70
45/70
72%
72%
2nd won
54%
54%
23/32
23/32
2nd won
21/39
21/39
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
1/2
1/2
50%
50%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Yuan scored 103 points vs. the American’s 88.

Yuan

Yuan was effective at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (4/8).

Bektas

On the other side, the American was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (1/2). Yet, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this encounter, the head to head between Yuan and Bektas is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Yue Yuan vs. Jessica Pegula – stats

Yuan will play Pegula in the final.

This will be the 2nd time that Yue Yuan and Jessica Pegula play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Pegula won 6-2 6-76 6-0 in the 3rd round in New York back in 2022.

Yue Yuan Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Bektas 7-6
BektasYuan
7
6
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
BektasYuan
7
6
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
3
BektasYuan
6
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
BektasYuan
5
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
BektasYuan
5
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
BektasYuan
4
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
BektasYuan
3
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
BektasYuan
2
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
BektasYuan
2
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
BektasYuan
1
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
BektasYuan
1
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
BektasYuan
0
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
BektasYuan
0
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
BektasYuan
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40

Yuan took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Emina Bektas in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, Emina managed to stage a good comeback to break Yue in the 9th (4-5) game before winning the set (7-6).

Bektas was unerring in converting all her break points in the 9th game (3-5 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Yuan was unerring in converting all her break points in the 2nd game (3-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 82 points. This set was so close that, Bektas won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. The American lost 15 points on serve (26-15). In addition, on the other side, Yuan conceded 15 points on serve (26-15).

2nd Set -
Yuan 6-4
YuanBektas
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
YuanBektas
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
YuanBektas
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
YuanBektas
4
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
YuanBektas
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
YuanBektas
3
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
YuanBektas
2
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
YuanBektas
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
YuanBektas
1
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
YuanBektas
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Chinese clinched in the 9th game (5-4) just before finally conquering the set (6-4).

Bektas had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-4 to 6-4.

Yue converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (4-4 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Yue didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 52 points. The Chinese was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Emina (29-23). Yuan was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (20-4). On the other side, Emina conceded 9 points on serve (19-9).

3rd Set -
Yuan 6-2
YuanBektas
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
YuanBektas
5
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
YuanBektas
5
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
YuanBektas
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
YuanBektas
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
YuanBektas
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
YuanBektas
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30

The Chinese in this set was in much better shape than the American and finally she won 6-2 after breaking Emina in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

An important stage of this set was when Yuan won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to convert the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1.

Yue converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Chinese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 57 points. Yuan conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Emina (34-23). Yuan lost 6 points on serve (16-6). On the other side, the American conceded 18 points on serve (17-18).

1st
Yuan
Bektas
6-7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Yuan
Bektas
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Yuan
Bektas
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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