Diana Shnaider gets the better of the defending champion Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Hong Kong on Saturday. Shnaider will face off with Katie Boulter in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 27 minutes.
Shnaider added to her prize money $ 9,220 after winning this match. She has already won $ 20,830 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Russian will add $ 14,420 to her earnings to get in total $ 35,250 in total.
Highlights Diana Shnaider vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez Hong Kong Tennis Open – Hong Kong
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Russian scored 60 points vs. Fernandez’s 52.
Shnaider
Diana was sharp when converting 63% of the break points that she conquered (5/8).
Fernandez
On the other side, the Canadian was pretty focused in converting 67% of the break points that she conquered points (2/3). However, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Shnaider and Fernandez is 1-2 for Leylah .
Draw and next match H2H: Diana Shnaider vs. Katie Boulter – stats
Shnaider will face Boulter in the final.
There is no head to head record between Diana Shnaider and Katie Boulter since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Shnaider took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Leylah Annie Fernandez in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more work to do for the Russian to win the set because the Canadian succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (4-4) game. The Russian maintained her cool to break the Canadian in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).
The Russian converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 6th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Leylah converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 7th game (3-4 15-40).
They played 75 points. It’s worth to point out that, Diana won this set even if she scored less points 3 than Fernandez (36-39). Diana dropped 20 points on serve (21-20). On the losing side, Fernandez conceded 15 points on serve (19-15).
Diana in this set was more solid than the Canadian and without many problems she won 6-2 after breaking Fernandez in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Diana converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Shnaider didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 37 points. Shnaider was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than the Canadian (24-13). Shnaider conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). On the losing side, the Canadian conceded 8 points on serve (8-8).
Tennis Scores in Hong Kong
- Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (6-4 6-2)
- Katie BoulterBoulter – Yue YuanYuan (6-2 5-7 6-2)