Belinda Bencic surprises Ashlyn Krueger 4-6 6-1 6-1 in the final in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 23 minutes. This is the second that the Swiss has won the tournament. Here, you can see when her history at this event.
Belinda added $ 63,000 to her prize money after winning this final. She has earned $ 164,000 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Belinda Bencic vs. Ashlyn Krueger Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open – Abu Dhabi
Bencic’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Belinda scored 101 points vs. Ashlyn’s 76.
Bencic
The Swiss didn’t lose the concentration in converting 53% of the break points that she conquered (8/15).
Krueger
On the other side, the American was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 33% – 4/12). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Bencic and Krueger is 1-0 for Belinda.
This was the 9th career title for Bencic. (see list of titles and finals). Ashlyn 0th remains with 1 title after she conquered the tournament in Osaka 2023. (see list of titles and finals)
Belinda was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, she conceded only 2 games in the last 2 sets after winning 49 points vs. ‘s 32 points.
Live score progression and stats
Bencic had a favorable start in this set after breaking Ashlyn Krueger in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Ashlyn managed to stage a great comeback to break Bencic 4 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1), in the 8th (4-4) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
The American failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.
Belinda was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-4
to 6-4.They contested 97 points. It’s worth to point out that, Ashlyn won this set even if she scored less points 1 than the Swiss (48-49). The American lost 31 points on serve (23-31). On the losing side, the Swiss conceded 25 points on serve (18-25).
Bencic took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Ashlyn Krueger in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0
. Belinda improved her lead after breaking Krueger in the 7th (6-1) game before conquering the set.Bencic failed to serve out the set when leading 6-1 to be broken at 15.
The Swiss converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Krueger wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (1-4 30-40).
They contested 42 points. Bencic won 14 more points than the American (28-14). Belinda surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). On the other side, Ashlyn conceded 11 points on serve (8-11).
Bencic conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Ashlyn Krueger in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Belinda reinforced her lead after breaking the American in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
The Swiss converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Ashlyn was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 39 points. Belinda was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than the American (25-14). Belinda lost 7 points on serve (16-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Krueger conceded 9 points on serve (7-9).