Amanda Anisimova dispatches Marta Kostyuk 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in Doha on Thursday. Anisimova will engage against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2020 and 2022. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Anisimova added to her prize money $ 97,930 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 181,400 so far in the tournament. If she wins the next match, Anisimova will add $ 170,401 to her earnings to get in total $ 351,801.
Highlights Amanda Anisimova vs. Marta Kostyuk Qatar TotalEnergies Open – Doha
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Amanda scored 114 points vs. Kostyuk’s 109.
Anisimova
The American won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points as she converted only 37% (7/19) of the procured opportunities.
Kostyuk
On the other side, the Ukrainian was not so effective in converting her break points (only 32% – 6/19). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Anisimova and Kostyuk is 1-2 for Marta.
Draw and next match H2H: Amanda Anisimova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova – stats
Anisimova will fight against Alexandrova in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Amanda Anisimova and Ekaterina Alexandrova square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Anisimova and Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Alexandrova won 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid back in 2022.
Live score progression and stats
The Ukrainian won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (1-4) game, The Ukrainian broke back 3 times in the 6th (2-4), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.
Marta failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
Anisimova was dominated in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 1-4 to 6-4. Notwithstanding also Amanda won 4 consecutive games from 0-1 to 4-1
The Ukrainian was on the money in converting all her break points in the 6th (1-4 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (3-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the American was spot on in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th
game (3-6 15-40).They contested 78 points. Marta was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Anisimova (41-37). Marta lost 20 points on serve (24-20). In addition, on the other side, Amanda conceded 17 points on serve (17-17).
The American won the set after she broke Kostyuk in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th
(6-5) game. Marta tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Anyhow, the American stayed solid to win the set 7-5.The American missed the chance to break Marta in the 7th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
The American converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 6th (4-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 9th (5-3 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Also, on the other side, the Ukrainian converted 16% of her break points (1/6). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They contested 77 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Amanda won just 3 more points than Kostyuk (40-37). Amanda surrendered 16 points on serve (23-16). Regarding the other side of the net, Marta conceded 17 points on serve (21-17).
Amanda won the set after she broke Marta in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (3-2) game. Kostyuk tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Yet, the American didn’t blink to conquer the set 6-4.
The American converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). In addition on the other side, Marta converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had her opportunities in the 0th (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (1-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 68 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Marta (37-31). The American conceded 20 points on serve (26-20). On the losing side, Marta conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).
Tennis Scores in Doha
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-2 6-2)
- Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Marta KostyukKostyuk (4-6 7-5 6-4)
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Elena RybakinaRybakina (6-2 7-5)
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Jessica PegulaPegula (4-6 6-1 6-1)
Upcoming matches
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (4-0) – H2H details and stats