Serena Williams gets by Kaja Juvan 2-6 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in London on Thursday.
Match Report, stats, and key facts
1st set.
Juvan had a racing start in this set after breaking Williams in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. The Slovenian increased her lead later on after breaking Serena in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
2nd set.
Williams conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Juvan in the 1st game (1-0). Williams increased her lead later on after breaking Kaja in the 7th (5-2) game before managing to win the set (6-2).
3rd set.
The American won the set after she broke Kaja in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Juvan tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Notwithstanding, the American maintained the focus before winning the set 6-4.
The American failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.
At the end of the match, the American scored 81 points vs. the Slovenian’s 73 points.
Serena served very well to win 77% of the points (30/39) behind her first serve, and she won 52% points (17/33) on her second serve. Williams was struggling in converting her break points because she converted only 40% (4/10).
On the other side, the Slovenian was remarkable in converting all the break points (3/3). Yet, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Williams and Juvan is 1-0 for Serena.
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