Elina Avanesyan prevails over Maya Joint 4-6 6-2 6-0 in the quarter in Merida on Friday. Avanesyan will seek to keep on going in this event against Emma Navarro in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 47 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Avanesyan added to her prize money $ 30,305 after winning this match. She has already won $ 59,000 till now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, the Armenian will add $ 42,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 101,000.
Highlights Elina Avanesyan vs. Maya Joint Merida Open Akron – Merida
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Avanesyan scored 90 points vs. Joint’s 69.
Avanesyan
Elina didn’t lose the focus when converting 64% of the break points that she conquered (9/14).
Joint
On the other side, the Australian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 56% of the break points that she conquered points (5/9). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Avanesyan and Joint is 1-0 for Elina.
Draw and next match H2H: Elina Avanesyan vs. Emma Navarro – stats
Avanesyan will face Navarro in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Elina Avanesyan and Emma Navarro face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Navarro (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Navarro won 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Auckland back in 2024.
Elina 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 60 points vs. Navarro’s 26 points.
Live score progression and stats
Maya won the set after she broke Elina 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Elina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (3-3) game. Yet, Joint stayed solid to win the set 6-4.
The Australian was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 30-40). Also, on the other side, Elina was perfect in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 15-40) and the 6th game (2-3 40-A and 40-A).
They played 71 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Australian won just 3 points more than Avanesyan (37-34). Maya conceded 14 points on serve (17-14). on the other side of the net, the Armenian conceded 20 points on serve (20-20).
Avanesyan had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Maya Joint in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, there was more to do for Avanesyan to win the set because Joint managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (2-5) game. Avanesyan kept her focus to break Joint in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (5-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
The Armenian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 15.
Avanesyan converted 50% of her break points (4/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 15-40), the 5th (4-1 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Joint converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (1-5 15-40).
They played 49 points. Elina won 11 points more than the Australian (30-19). The Armenian lost 9 points on serve (10-9). on the other side of the court, Maya conceded 20 points on serve (10-20).
The Australian was completely overpowered and Avanesyan won the set 6-0.
Avanesyan was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 4th (3-0 15-40) and the 6th game (5-0 30-40). On the other side, Maya wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (0-4 30-40).
They played 37 points. Elina won 13 points more than the Australian (25-12). Elina surrendered 9 points on serve (13-9). on the other side of the court, Joint conceded 12 points on serve (3-12).
Tennis Scores in Merida
- Emiliana ArangoArango – Rebecca SramkovaSramkova (5-7 6-3 6-0)
- Emma NavarroNavarro – Zeynep SonmezSonmez (6-4 6-2)
- Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan – Maya JointJoint (4-6 6-2 6-0)
- Daria SavilleSaville – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (1-6 5-3 ret. (Gibert ret.))
Upcoming matches
- Daria GavrilovaGavrilova – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Emma NavarroNavarro – Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan (1-0) – H2H details and stats