Storm Sanders upsets Errani in the 1st round to set up a battle vs Siegemund at the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Sanders stuns Errani to take on Laura Siegemund in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Storm Hunter vs. Sara Errani

Storm Hunter shocks Sara Errani 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Monday. Sanders will play Laura Siegemund in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes. This will be her best result in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reach the 1st round in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022 and 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Sanders
Melbourne
Sanders's Record

Sanders added to her prize money $ 60,000 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 180,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Sanders will add $ 75,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 255,000 in total.

Highlights Storm Hunter vs. Sara Errani Australian Open – Melbourne

Sanders’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Hunter
Errani
Storm Hunter
6-4 6-3
1h:29
Sara Errani
68
68
Total points
55
55
22
22
Winners
24
24
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
23
23
Unforced
13
13
64%
64%
Ratio Unforced
36%
36%
14/17
14/17
Net Approaches
8/14
8/14
82%
82%
Perc
57%
57%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
1
1
Double Faults
0
0
60%
60%
1st in
68%
68%
67%
67%
1st won
52%
52%
22/33
22/33
1st won
24/46
24/46
55%
55%
2nd won
45%
45%
12/22
12/22
2nd won
10/22
10/22
169
169
Fastest serve
150
150
158
158
AVG 1st Serve
138
138
125
125
AVG 2nd Serve
112
112
-- Break Points --
5/13
5/13
Total
2/4
2/4
38%
38%
Won
50%
50%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Storm scored 68 points vs. Errani’s 55.

Sanders

Storm won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 38% (5/13) of the procured opportunities.

Errani

On the other side, the Italian was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (2/4). However, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Sanders and Errani is 2-0 for Storm.

Draw and next match H2H: Storm Hunter vs. Laura Siegemund – stats

Sanders will play Siegemund in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Storm Hunter and Laura Siegemund since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Storm Hunter Draw info

1st
Hunter
Errani
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Hunter
Errani
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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