Leylah Annie Fernandez survives Varvara Gracheva 6-0 3-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Tokyo on Wednesday after conquering a huge battle. Fernandez will clash against Moyuka Uchijima or Qinwen Zheng in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes.
The Canadian added to her prize money $ 11,320 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 24,910 after this win. If she wins the next match, Fernandez will add $ 26,295 to her earnings to get in total $ 51,205 in total.
Highlights Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Varvara Gracheva Toray Pan Pacific Open – Tokyo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:15
At the end of the match, Leylah scored 90 points vs. Gracheva’s 78.
Fernandez
Leylah won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points since she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.
Gracheva
On the other side, Varvara had some problems converting her break points (only 20% – 2/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Fernandez and Gracheva is 2-0 for Leylah .
Draw and next match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Moyuka Uchijima or Qinwen Zheng – stats
Fernandez will compete against either Moyuka Uchijima or Qinwen Zheng in the 3rd round. The head to head is 1-0 vs. Moyuka Uchijima and 2-1 vs. Qinwen Zheng.
Live score progression and stats
There was not much of a fight in this set because Leylah conceded no games to the French player before winning the set 6-0.
The Canadian converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 2nd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Gracheva was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th game (0-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 50 points. Fernandez was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than the French player (31-19). The Canadian lost 6 points on serve (13-6). Regarding the other side of the net, Varvara conceded 18 points on serve (13-18).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the French player conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Fernandez was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-3 to 6-3.
They played 54 points. The French player was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Leylah (29-25). Varvara dropped 6 points on serve (16-6). on the other side of the net, Leylah conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).
Fernandez overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Varvara Gracheva in the 2nd game (2-0). However, that wasn’t sufficient for Fernandez to win the set as Varvara managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Canadian maintained her focus to break Varvara in the 12th (7-5) game.
They contested 66 points. The Canadian won 4 more points than the French player (35-31). Fernandez lost 10 points on serve (19-10). On the other side, Gracheva conceded 16 points on serve (21-16).
Tennis Scores in Tokyo
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (3-0 ret.)
- Sayaka IshiiIshii – Zeynep SonmezSonmez (4-6 6-2 6-3)
- Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (6-2 6-2)
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (6-0 3-6 7-5)
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