Jessika Ponchet shocks Xinyu Wang 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the 1st round in Hong Kong on Monday. Ponchet will face Sofia Kenin or Mei Yamaguchi in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 5 minutes.
The French player added to her prize money $ 1,150 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 4,040 after this win. If she wins the next match, Ponchet will add $ 2,568 to her earnings to get in total $ 6,608 in total.
Highlights Jessika Ponchet vs. Xinyu Wang Hong Kong Tennis Open – Hong Kong
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Jessika scored 87 points vs. Xin Yu’s 81.
Ponchet
The French player was sharp when converting 75% of the break points that she conquered (6/8).
Wang
On the other side, Xin Yu was well focused in converting 57% of the break points that she conquered points (4/7). Yet, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this match, the head to head between Ponchet and Wang is 1-0 for Jessika.
Draw and next match H2H: Jessika Ponchet vs. Sofia Kenin or Mei Yamaguchi – stats
Ponchet will come up against either Sofia Kenin or Mei Yamaguchi in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Sofia Kenin and 0-0 vs. Mei Yamaguchi.
Live score progression and stats
The Chinese won the set after she broke Ponchet in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Jessika tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nevertheless, Wang kept the focus to conquer the set 6-4.
Xin Yu was spot on in converting all her break points in the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 6th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Jessika was flawless in converting all her break points in the 6th game (2-3 0-40 and 15-40).
They contested 56 points. Wang conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Ponchet (33-23). The Chinese conceded 5 points on serve (17-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Ponchet conceded 16 points on serve (18-16
).Ponchet had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Xinyu Wang in the 2nd game (2-0). Jessika improved her lead after breaking Xin Yu in the 12th (7-5) game before winning the set.
The French player failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 15.
Ponchet converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 40-A), the 8th (3-4 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40). On the other side, Xin Yu was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 69 points. The French player was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Wang (39-30). Ponchet conceded 11 points on serve (27-11). on the other side of the court, Xin Yu conceded 12 points on serve (19-12
).Ponchet took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Xinyu Wang in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Ponchet to win the set because Wang succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Jessika kept her cool to break the Chinese in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Wang was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.
The French player was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 0th (2-0 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Xin Yu was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (0-2 0-40).
They played 43 points. Ponchet won 7 points more than the Chinese (25-18). Ponchet conceded 6 points on serve (8-6). Regarding the other side of the net, Wang conceded 17 points on serve (12-17).
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