Karolina Muchova bests Akugue Noha in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Sharma at the Palermo Ladies Open. HIGHLIGHTS – PALERMO RESULTS

Karolina Muchova dispatches Noma Akugue Noha 6-7(0) 6-2 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Palermo on Wednesday. Muchova will fight against Astra Sharma in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 37 minutes.

Palermo

Muchova's Record

Highlights Karolina Muchova vs. Noma Akugue Noha Palermo Ladies Open – Palermo

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Muchova

Noha

6-7⁰ 6-2 6-3
2h:37

101

101

Total points

87

87

39

39

Winners

29

29

39%

39%

Ratio Winners

33%

33%

-- Serve --

1

1

Aces

1

1

3

3

Double Faults

2

2

62%

62%

1st in

63%

63%

59%

59%

1st won

56%

56%

39/66

39/66

1st won

29/52

29/52

50%

50%

2nd won

37%

37%

20/40

20/40

2nd won

11/30

11/30

-- Break Points --

8/11

8/11

Total

5/10

5/10

73%

73%

Won

50%

50%

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At the end of the match, Muchova scored 101 points vs. Noma’s 87.

Muchova

Muchova was well focused in converting 73% of the break points that she procured (8/11).

Akugue Noha

On the other side, the German was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (5/10). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Muchova and Akugue Noha is 1-0 for Karolina.

Draw and next match H2H: Karolina Muchova vs. Astra Sharma – stats

Muchova will play Sharma in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Karolina Muchova and Astra Sharma since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

Muchova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Noma Akugue Noha in the 1^st game (1-0). Anyhow, Akugue Noha managed to stage a great comeback to break Muchova in the 2^nd (1-1) and in the 4^th (2-2) game before winning the set (7-6).

Noma was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2^nd (1-1 40-A), the 4^th (1-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 14^th game (7-5 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Muchova was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1^st (0-0 40-A), the 3^rd (1-1 15-40) and the 7^th game (3-3 30-40).

They played 90 points. The German won 8 more points than Karolina (49-41). Akugue Noha dropped 15 points on serve (27-15). on the other side of the net, Karolina conceded 22 points on serve (26-22).

The Czech stepped up in a great fashion to overplay Noma and consequently she won 6-2. The German broke the Czech 3 times in the 4^th (3-1), in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 8^th (6-2) game. However, Karolina broke her opponent in the 5^th (3-2) game, but that didn’t prevent her to win the set (6-2).

The Czech failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 0.

Akugue Noha had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-2 to 6-2.

The Czech converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 0-40), the 4^th (2-1 15-40), the 5^th (3-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8^th game (5-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the German was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 5^th game (1-3 40-A).

They contested 46 points. Karolina won 20 points more than the German (33-13). Muchova surrendered 10 points on serve (17-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Akugue Noha conceded 16 points on serve (3-16).

The Czech won the set after she broke Akugue Noha in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 8^th (5-3) game. Akugue Noha tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7^th (4-3) game. Yet, the Czech didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 6-3.

The Czech was perfect in converting all her break points in the 6^th (3-2 30-40) and the 8^th game (4-3 40-A). On the other side, the German converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 7^th game (2-4 15-40).

They contested 52 points. The Czech won 4 more points than the German (28-24). Karolina dropped 11 points on serve (16-11). On the losing side, Noma conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

Tennis Scores in Palermo

• Irina-Camelia BeguBegu – Arantxa RusRus (6-2 7-5)
• Diane ParryParry – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-2 6-7⁴ 6-2)
• Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Noma Akugue NohaAkugue Noha (6-7⁰ 6-2 6-3)
• Astra SharmaSharma – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-4 3-6 6-1)

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