Dayana Yastremska beats Kenin in the 2nd round of the Wimbledon

LONDON. Yastremska bests Kenin to take on Viktorija Golubic in the 3rd round

Dayana Yastremska in Wimbledon

Dayana Yastremska gets by Sofia Kenin 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in London on Wednesday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1st set.

Kenin got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Yastremska in the 1st game (1-0) and later in the 5th game (3-2). Nonetheless, the Ukrainian managed to stage a great comeback to break the American 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 8th (4-4) game before winning the set with her last break (7-5).

2nd set.

Sofia won the set after she broke the Ukrainian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. The Ukrainian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Notwithstanding, the American refused to give way before winning the set 6-4.

3rd set.

The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Dayana conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

At the end of the match, Dayana scored 100 points vs. Kenin’s 96 points.

Dayana struck 10 aces and she committed 6 double faults. Dayana was sharp when converting 56% of the break points that she conquered (5/9).

On the other side, Kenin was battling in converting her break points as she converted only 31% of her break points (4/13). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Yastremska and Kenin is 1-0 for Dayana.

Dayana Yastremska vs. Viktorija Golubic – H2H and stats

Yastremska will face Golubic in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Dayana Yastremska and Viktorija Golubic play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Yastremska (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.

The last time that they locked horns, Yastremska won 6-4 6-1 in the qualifications in Eastbourne back in June 2019.

Dayana Yastremska in London

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