Ana Bogdan tops Cristian in the semifinal to collide vs Pliskova at the Transylvania Open – CLUJ RESULTS

TRANSYLVANIA OPEN - CLUJ-NAPOCA DRAW AND RESULTS. Bogdan gets by Cristian to take on Karolina Pliskova in the final

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ana Bogdan vs. Jaqueline Cristian

Ana Bogdan defeats Jaqueline Cristian 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Cluj on Saturday in what was an all-Romanian encounter. Bogdan will fight against Karolina Pliskova in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 53 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the quarter in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Bogdan
Cluj
Bogdan's Record

Bogdan added to her prize money $ 9,220 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 20,830 after this win. If she wins the next match, Ana will add $ 15,420 to her earnings to get in total $ 36,250 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Bogdan
Cristian
Ana Bogdan
6-3 3-6 6-4
2h:53
Jaqueline Cristian
92
92
Total points
94
94
38
38
Winners
38
38
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
5
5
0
0
Double Faults
4
4
63%
63%
1st in
53%
53%
66%
66%
1st won
76%
76%
38/58
38/58
1st won
38/50
38/50
53%
53%
2nd won
45%
45%
18/34
18/34
2nd won
20/44
20/44
-- Break Points --
4/13
4/13
Total
3/11
3/11
31%
31%
Won
27%
27%
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Bogdan won this match even if she conquered less points than Jaqueline (92 vs. 94).

Bogdan

Ana won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points after she converted only 31% (4/13) of the procured opportunities.

Cristian

On the other side, Cristian had some problems converting her break points (only 27% – 3/11). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Bogdan and Cristian is 3-0 for Ana.

Draw and next match H2H: Ana Bogdan vs. Karolina Pliskova – stats

Bogdan will compete against Pliskova in the final.

This will be the 4th time that Ana Bogdan and Karolina Pliskova clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they squared off, Pliskova won 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the qualifications in Doha back in 2023.

Ana Bogdan Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Bogdan 6-3
BogdanCristian
6
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
BogdanCristian
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
BogdanCristian
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
BogdanCristian
5
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
BogdanCristian
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
BogdanCristian
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
BogdanCristian
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
BogdanCristian
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
BogdanCristian
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
BogdanCristian
1
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Bogdan conquered in the 6th game (4-2) prior to eventually conquering the set (6-3).

Bogdan missed the chance to break Jaqueline in the 2nd game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Bogdan converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Jaqueline was unable to convert any of her 5 break points. She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 75 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Ana won just 3 more points than Cristian (39-36). Ana surrendered 13 points on serve (26-13). on the other side of the net, Cristian conceded 13 points on serve (23-13).

2nd Set -
Cristian 6-3
CristianBogdan
6
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
CristianBogdan
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
CristianBogdan
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
CristianBogdan
5
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
CristianBogdan
5
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
CristianBogdan
5
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
CristianBogdan
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
CristianBogdan
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
CristianBogdan
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Bogdan was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Jaqueline Cristian in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Cristian to win the set since Ana succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (2-5) game.

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Jaqueline won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

Jaqueline was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Ana was on the money in converting all her break points in the 7th game (1-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 51 points. Cristian was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Bogdan (28-23). Jaqueline surrendered 8 points on serve (16-8). In addition, on the other side, Ana conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).

3rd Set -
Bogdan 6-4
BogdanCristian
6
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
BogdanCristian
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
BogdanCristian
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
BogdanCristian
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
BogdanCristian
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
BogdanCristian
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
BogdanCristian
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
BogdanCristian
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
BogdanCristian
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Bogdan won the set after she broke Jaqueline in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Cristian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Anyhow, Bogdan kept the focus to win the set 6-4.

Bogdan failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.

Cristian lost the 8th game (5-3) when she had a strong 40-0 lead while on serve.

Bogdan converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 8th (4-3 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Cristian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They contested 60 points. This set was so close that, Ana won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Ana dropped 11 points on serve (15-11). on the other side of the net, Jaqueline conceded 15 points on serve (19-15).

1st
Bogdan
Cristian
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Bogdan
Cristian
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
1
5
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
3rd
Bogdan
Cristian
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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