Bianca Vanessa Andreescu survives Sofia Kenin 6-4 7-65 in the semifinal in Toronto on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Andreescu will clash against Serena Williams in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Andreescu conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
2nd set.
The Canadian won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The Canadian broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set at the following tiebreak at 5.
A crucial moment of the match was when the Canadian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.
At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 89 points vs. Kenin’s 81 points.
Bianca Vanessa served extremely well to win 75% of the points (36/48) behind her first serve. However she won only 45% points (13/29) on her second serve. The Canadian won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points as she converted only 33% (3/9). On the other side, the American was far from perfect in converting her break points because she converted only 29% of her break points (2/7). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Andreescu and Kenin is 2-1 for Bianca Vanessa.
Highlights Bianca Vanessa Andreescu vs. Sofia Kenin Rogers Cup – Toronto
Andreescu’s Interview
Next Match: Bianca Vanessa Andreescu vs. Serena Williams – H2H and stats
Andreescu will face Williams in the final.
There is no head to head record between Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Serena Williams since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.
