Anett Kontaveit ousts Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Toronto on Tuesday. Kontaveit will square off with Venus Williams in the 2nd round.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Sharapova had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Kontaveit in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, that was not enough for the Russian to win the set because Anett managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. The Russian maintained her focus to break Kontaveit in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).
2nd set.
Kontaveit conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Anett broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set 6-3.
3rd set.
There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Kontaveit conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).
After this match, the head to head between Kontaveit and Sharapova is 1-1.
Highlights Anett Kontaveit vs. Maria Sharapova Rogers Cup – Toronto
Next Match: Anett Kontaveit vs. Venus Williams or Carla Suarez Navarro – H2H and stats
Kontaveit will face either Venus Williams or Carla Suarez Navarro in the 2nd round. The head to head is 2-2 vs. Venus Williams and 1-2 vs. Carla Suarez Navarro.
