Marie Bouzkova too good for Robin Montgomery 6-3 6-1 in the quarter in Washington on Friday after playing a marvellous match to square off with Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Bouzkova scored 60 points vs. Montgomery’s 36.
Bouzkova
Bouzkova served extremely well to win 78% of the points (29/37) behind her first serve. Nevertheless she won only 41% points (9/22) on her second serve. The Czech was fantastic in converting all the break points (5/5).
Montgomery
On the other side, Montgomery was struggling when converting her break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Bouzkova and Montgomery is 1-0 for Marie.
Draw and next match H2H: Marie Bouzkova vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats
Bouzkova will compete against Sabalenka in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Marie Bouzkova and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Sabalenka won 6-1 6-2 in the 3rd round in Miami back in 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Bouzkova had a racing start in this set after breaking Robin Montgomery in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Bouzkova to win the set because the American succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (2-5) game.
Bouzkova failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 15.
Bouzkova was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2nd
(1-0 0-40), the 6th (4-1 0-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). On the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 6th (1-5 15-40) and the 9th game (3-5 40-A).They contested 53 points. The Czech won 13 points more than Montgomery (33-20). Marie dropped 11 points on serve (20-11). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 13 points on serve (9-13
).Bouzkova was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Robin Montgomery in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. The Czech managed to boost her lead after breaking Montgomery in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
The Czech was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2nd (2-0 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40). On the other side, Montgomery was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 43 points. The Czech was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Robin (27-16). Marie conceded 10 points on serve (18-10). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 9 points on serve (6-9).
Tennis Scores in Washington
- Caroline DolehideDolehide – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (7-65 6-1)
- Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Robin MontgomeryMontgomery (6-3 6-1)
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (4-6 7-5 6-4)
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (6-4 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Caroline DolehideDolehide (0-0) – H2H details and stats