Emiliana Arango shocks Rebecca Sramkova 5-7 6-3 6-0 in the quarter in Merida on Friday. The match lasted 1 hour and 56 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the qualifications in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Emiliana added to her prize money $ 30,305 after winning this match. She has already won $ 59,000 up to now in this event. If she wins the next match, the Colombian will add $ 42,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 101,000.
Highlights Emiliana Arango vs. Rebecca Sramkova Merida Open Akron – Merida
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Arango scored 96 points vs. Sramkova’s 77.
Arango
Emiliana didn’t lose the concentration in converting 69% of the break points that she procured (9/13).
Sramkova
On the other side, the Slovakian was struggling when converting her break points (only 33% – 6/18). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Arango and Sramkova is 1-0 for Emiliana.
Live score progression and stats
Arango had a great start in this set after breaking Rebecca Sramkova in the 1st game (1-0). However, there was more to do for Rebecca to win the set as Arango found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (5-5) game. The Slovakian kept her cool to break the Colombian in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (3-4), in the 9th (5-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
Sramkova failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 0.
Sramkova was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (1-3 0-40), the 7th (2-4 30-40), the 9th (4-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Colombian was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (0-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 0-40).
They played 87 points. Sramkova won 5 more points than Emiliana (46-41). Rebecca surrendered 19 points on serve (15-19). on the other side of the net, Arango conceded 31 points on serve (22-31).
Emiliana clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd
(1-2) game, The Colombian broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game to win the set 6-3.Rebecca was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-3 to 6-3.
Emiliana was on the money in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 7th (4-3 0-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). On the other side, Rebecca converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).
They contested 51 points. Arango was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Rebecca (30-21). Emiliana surrendered 11 points on serve (17-11
). On the losing side, Rebecca conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).Sramkova had to weaponry to counter the opposition and the Colombian won the set 6-0.
The Colombian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (4-0 0-40). On the other side, Sramkova was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (0-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 35 points. The Colombian was the one to win the set after conquering 15 points more than Sramkova (25-10). The Colombian dropped 5 points on serve (14-5). Regarding the other side of the net, the Slovakian conceded 11 points on serve (5-11).
Tennis Scores in Merida
- Emiliana ArangoArango – Rebecca SramkovaSramkova (5-7 6-3 6-0)
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- Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan – Maya JointJoint (4-6 6-2 6-0)
- Daria SavilleSaville – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (1-6 5-3 ret. (Gibert ret.))
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