Mccartney Kessler conquers Cirstea in the quarter to set up a battle vs Minnen. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTIN RESULTS

ATX OPEN - AUSTIN DRAW AND RESULTS. Kessler downs Cirstea to compete against Greetje Minnen in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction-and-head-to-head-Mccartney-Kessler-vs-Sorana-Cirstea

Mccartney Kessler gets by Sorana Cirstea 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the quarter in Austin on Friday. Kessler will fight against Greetje Minnen in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 18 minutes.

Kessler
Austin
Kessler's Record

Kessler added to her prize money $ 5,155 after winning this match. She has already won $ 11,970 as of now in this event. If she wins the next match, the American will add $ 9,514 to her earnings to get in total $ 21,484.

Highlights Mccartney Kessler vs. Sorana Cirstea ATX Open – Austin

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kessler
Cirstea
Mccartney Kessler
5-7 6-4 6-1
2h:18
Sorana Cirstea
109
109
Total points
94
94
45
45
Winners
34
34
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
1
1
4
4
Double Faults
4
4
65%
65%
1st in
55%
55%
70%
70%
1st won
60%
60%
45/64
45/64
1st won
34/57
34/57
46%
46%
2nd won
47%
47%
16/35
16/35
2nd won
22/47
22/47
-- Break Points --
6/15
6/15
Total
3/8
3/8
40%
40%
Won
38%
38%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 109 points vs. Cirstea’s 94.

Kessler

Mccartney won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points after she converted only 40% (6/15) of the procured opportunities.

Cirstea

On the other side, Sorana had some problems converting her break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Kessler and Cirstea is 1-0 for Mccartney.

Draw and next match H2H: Mccartney Kessler vs. Greetje Minnen – stats

Kessler will come up against Minnen in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Mccartney Kessler and Greetje Minnen since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Mccartney Kessler Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Cirstea 7-5
CirsteaKessler
7
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
CirsteaKessler
7
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
CirsteaKessler
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
CirsteaKessler
5
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
CirsteaKessler
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
CirsteaKessler
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
CirsteaKessler
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
CirsteaKessler
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
CirsteaKessler
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
CirsteaKessler
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
CirsteaKessler
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
CirsteaKessler
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
CirsteaKessler
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40

Kessler had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Sorana Cirstea in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Sorana refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Kessler in the 2nd (1-1) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Sorana failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 40.

Sorana was spot on in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 10th (5-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Kessler was perfect in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 13th game (4-7 30-40).

They contested 102 points. Sorana was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than the American (55-47). The Romanian lost 18 points on serve (31-18). on the other side of the net, the American conceded 24 points on serve (29-24).

2nd Set -
Kessler 6-4
KesslerCirstea
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KesslerCirstea
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
KesslerCirstea
5
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
KesslerCirstea
5
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
KesslerCirstea
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
KesslerCirstea
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
KesslerCirstea
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KesslerCirstea
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
KesslerCirstea
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
KesslerCirstea
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Mccartney conquered in the 7th game (4-3) before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).

Kessler converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (5-3 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40). On the other side, Kessler didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 65 points. Kessler was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than the Romanian (39-26). Mccartney dropped 6 points on serve (22-6). On the losing side, Cirstea conceded 17 points on serve (20-17).

3rd Set -
Kessler 6-1
KesslerCirstea
6
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KesslerCirstea
5
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KesslerCirstea
5
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
KesslerCirstea
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
KesslerCirstea
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
KesslerCirstea
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

Kessler had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Sorana Cirstea in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Nonetheless, there was more to do for Kessler to win the set as Cirstea found the way to break back in the 6th (1-5) game. Kessler kept her focus to break Sorana in the 7th (6-1) game.

Mccartney failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 15.

One of the most important stints of the set was when Mccartney won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Mccartney converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 5th (4-0 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, the Romanian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (0-5 15-40).

They played 36 points. Kessler was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than Sorana (23-13). The American lost 8 points on serve (10-8). On the losing side, Sorana conceded 13 points on serve (5-13).

1st
Kessler
Cirstea
5-7
5
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Kessler
Cirstea
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Kessler
Cirstea
6-1
6
1
5
1
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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  • Mccartney KesslerKessler – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (5-7 6-4 6-1)
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