Lauren Davis demolishes Eugenie Bouchard 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in Washington on Monday after playing a good match to fight against Sofia Kenin in the 2nd round.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Davis was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Bouchard in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Davis managed to boost her lead after breaking the Canadian in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).
A crucial moment of the match was when Lauren won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
2nd set.
Davis overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Bouchard in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Lauren reinforced her lead after breaking Eugenie in the 3rd (3-0) game before managing to win the set (6-2).
A crucial moment of the match was when the American won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.
At the end of the match, Lauren scored 55 points vs. Bouchard’s 31 points.
Lauren was effective in converting 80% of the break points that she conquered (4/5). On the other side, the Canadian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Davis and Bouchard is 2-2.
Highlights Lauren Davis vs. Eugenie Bouchard Citi Open – Washington
Next Match: Lauren Davis vs. Sofia Kenin – H2H and stats
Davis will face Kenin in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Lauren Davis and Sofia Kenin face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Kenin won 7-5 7-5 in the 1st round in New York back in 2017.
