Clara Tauson outlasts Sofia Kenin 4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in Auckland on Wednesday after conquering a huge battle. Tauson will play Madison Keys in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 39 minutes.
Clara added to her prize money $ 2,655 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 6,815 after this win. If she wins the next match, Tauson will add $ 5,155 to her earnings to get in total $ 11,970 in total.
Highlights Clara Tauson vs. Sofia Kenin ASB Classic – Auckland
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:39
At the end of the match, the Dane scored 118 points vs. the American’s 113.
Tauson
The Dane served very well to win 79% of the points (46/58) behind her first serve. Nonetheless she won only 45% points (24/53) on her second serve. Clara struck 26 aces and she committed 4 double faults. Tauson won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points as she converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities.
Kenin
On the other side, the American had a tough time converting her break points (only 38% – 5/13). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Tauson and Kenin is 2-1 for Clara.
Draw and next match H2H: Clara Tauson vs. Madison Keys – stats
Tauson will square off with Keys in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Clara Tauson and Madison Keys since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Kenin grabbed in the 3rd game (2-1) before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
The American was perfect in converting all her break points in the 0th (1-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 11th game (6-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Kenin didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 64 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than the Dane (37-27). Kenin dropped 6 points on serve (21-6). On the other side, Tauson conceded 16 points on serve (21-16).
Tauson got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Sofia Kenin in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, Tauson was not done to come back to break the American 3 times in the 4th (1-3), in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set (7-6).
The Dane converted 33% of her break points (3/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (3-4 40-A and 40-A), the 10th (4-5 15-40) and the 14th game (7-5 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (3-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40).
They contested 90 points. The Dane was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than the American (48-42). Clara dropped 18 points on serve (23-18). On the losing side, Sofia conceded 25 points on serve (24-25).
Tauson conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Sofia Kenin in the 2nd game (2-0). the American to win the set (7-6) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Tiebreak
The Dane won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 4th (3-1) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Sofia won a minibreak in the 1st (1-0) point.
The Dane won the tiebreak 7-3 after she conquered a decisive 5-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3
Tauson was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Sofia converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They played 77 points. Tauson conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Kenin (42-35). Tauson lost 13 points on serve (29-13). on the other side of the net, the American conceded 13 points on serve (22-13).
Tennis Scores in Auckland
- Madison KeysKeys – Jaqueline CristianCristian (6-1 6-2)
- Hailey BaptisteBaptiste – Jodie Anna BurrageAnna Burrage (5-7 7-5 7-66)
- Alycia ParksParks – Greetje MinnenMinnen (7-5 6-3)
- Robin MontgomeryMontgomery – Nao HibinoHibino (6-2 6-2)
- Bernarda PeraPera – Rebecca MarinoMarino (7-62 6-4)
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Julia GrabherGrabher (7-5 6-3)
- Katie VolynetsVolynets – Ann LiLi (6-4 6-3)
- Clara TausonTauson – Sofia KeninKenin (4-6 7-67 7-63)
Upcoming matches
- Madison KeysKeys – Clara TausonTauson (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Bernarda PeraPera – (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Katie VolynetsVolynets – Alycia ParksParks (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (0-0) – H2H details and stats
