Zeynep Sonmez upsets Renata Zarazua 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Merida on Friday. Sonmez will face off with Alina Korneeva or Sara Sorribes Tormo in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Merida
Sonmez's Record

Highlights Zeynep Sonmez vs. Renata Zarazua Merida Open Akron – Merida

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sonmez
Zarazua
3-6 6-3 6-4
2h:40
101
101
Total points
97
97
42
42
Winners
41
41
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
1
1
7
7
Double Faults
2
2
63%
63%
1st in
76%
76%
64%
64%
1st won
58%
58%
42/66
42/66
1st won
41/71
41/71
50%
50%
2nd won
57%
57%
19/38
19/38
2nd won
13/23
13/23
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
4/13
4/13
45%
45%
Won
31%
31%
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At the end of the match, Zeynep scored 101 points vs. the Mexican’s 97.

Sonmez

Zeynep won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points after she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

Zarazua

On the other side, Zarazua wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 31%4/13). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Sonmez and Zarazua is 1-0 for Zeynep.

Draw and next match H2H: Zeynep Sonmez vs. Alina Korneeva or Sara Sorribes Tormo – stats

Sonmez will face either Alina Korneeva or Sara Sorribes Tormo in the semifinal. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Alina Korneeva and 0-1 vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Renata conquered in the 6th game (4-2) just before finally conquering the set (6-3).

The Mexican was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 5th (3-2 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Sonmez was spot on in converting all her break points in the 7th game (2-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 74 points. Renata won 4 points more than Sonmez (39-35). The Mexican lost 13 points on serve (26-13). on the other side of the court, the Turk conceded 13 points on serve (22-13).

2nd Set -
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Sonmez conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Renata Zarazua in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Nonetheless, that was not enough for the Turk to win the set because the Mexican found the way to break back in the 5th

(1-4) game.

Zeynep converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Zarazua converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 5th (0-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4

30-40).

They contested 51 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally the Turk won just 1 point more than the Mexican (26-25). Zeynep lost 10 points on serve (16-10). Regarding the other side of the net, the Mexican conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).

3rd Set -
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Sonmez conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Renata Zarazua in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, the Turk managed to stage a good comeback to break Zarazua 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Zeynep converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Renata converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 0th (2-1 40-A), the 6th (2-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 71 points. The Turk was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than the Mexican (39-32). Sonmez conceded 19 points on serve (22-19). On the other side, Zarazua conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

1st
Sonmez
Zarazua
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Sonmez
Zarazua
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
3rd
Sonmez
Zarazua
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
1

Tennis Scores in Merida

  • Zeynep SonmezSonmezRenata ZarazuaZarazua (3-6 6-3 6-4)
  • Ann LiLiJil TeichmannTeichmann (6-1 6-1)
  • Polina KudermetovaKudermetovaNina StojanovicStojanovic (5-7 6-4 6-3)

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