Paula Badosa prevails over Xiyu Wang 6-7(4) 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Ningbo on Wednesday. Badosa will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Ulrikke Eikeri/Fang-Hsien Wu or Nicole Melichar/Ellen Perez in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 31 minutes.
Highlights Paula Badosa vs. Xiyu Wang Ningbo Open – Ningbo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:31
At the end of the match, Paula scored 102 points vs. the Chinese’s 81.
Badosa
Badosa served very well to win 77% of the points (43/56) behind her first serve. Anyhow she won only 33% points (13/39) on her second serve. The Spaniard didn’t lose the concentration in converting 73% of the break points that she procured (8/11).
Wang
On the other side, Xiyu was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 21% – 3/14). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Badosa and Wang is 2-1 for Paula.
Draw and next match H2H: Paula Badosa vs. Ulrikke Eikeri/Fang-Hsien Wu or Nicole Melichar/Ellen Perez – stats
Badosa will face either Ulrikke Eikeri/Fang-Hsien Wu or Nicole Melichar/Ellen Perez in the 3rd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Ulrikke Eikeri/Fang-Hsien Wu and 0-0 vs. Nicole Melichar/Ellen Perez.
Paula was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, she conceded only 3 games in the last 2 sets after winning 55 points vs. Eikeri/Fang-Hsien Wu’s 35 points.
Live score progression and stats
Wang won the set after she broke Badosa in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Badosa tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game. However, Wang didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 7-6.
The Chinese was perfect in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the Spaniard was flawless in converting all her break points in the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 9th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 93 points. Wang was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Paula (50-43). The Chinese lost 16 points on serve (26-16). In addition, on the other side, Badosa conceded 24 points on serve (27-24).
Badosa was too strong to concede just 1 game before breaking the Chinese 3 times and win the set 6-1.
The Spaniard failed to serve out the set when leading 6-1 to be broken at 15.
The Chinese was eclipsed in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
The Spaniard converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 40 points. Paula was the one to win the set after conquering 18 more points than Xiyu (29-11). Badosa dropped 5 points on serve (16-5). on the other side of the court, Xiyu conceded 13 points on serve (6-13).
Badosa overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Xiyu Wang in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Badosa to win the set since the Chinese managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Spaniard kept her focus to break Xiyu in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Paula was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Xiyu converted 16% of her break points (1/6). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 50 points. Paula was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Xiyu (30-20). The Spaniard conceded 13 points on serve (16-13). On the other side, Xiyu conceded 14 points on serve (7-14).
Tennis Scores in Ningbo
- Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Tamara KorpatschKorpatsch (6-0 6-4)
- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (1-6 6-3 6-2)
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Ella SeidelSeidel (6-4 6-4)
- Paula BadosaBadosa – Xiyu WangWang (6-74 6-1 6-2)
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