TENNIS SCORES. Svetlana Kuznetsova shocks Pliskova in the quarter in Cincinnati

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - CINCINNATI. Kuznetsova upsets Pliskova to fight against Ashleigh Barty in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Karolina Pliskova

Svetlana Kuznetsova shocks Karolina Pliskova 3-6 7-62 6-3 in the quarter in Cincinnati on Friday. Kuznetsova is going to play against Ashleigh Barty in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Pliskova didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Kuznetsova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break turned to be decisive for Pliskova to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

2nd set.

Kuznetsova conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 7th (3-4) game, Kuznetsova broke back in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 2.

3rd set.

Svetlana won the set after she broke Karolina in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game. That break resulted decisive for the Russian to conquer the set because she didn’t concede her serve during the rest of the set.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Russian scored 103 points vs. the Czech’s 101 points.

The Russian won this match even if she was struggling in converting her break points because she converted only 27% (3/11). On the other side, Karolina had some problems in converting her break points because she converted only 33% of her break points (2/6). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Kuznetsova and Pliskova is 3-2 for Svetlana.

Highlights Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Karolina Pliskova Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati

Next Match: Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Ashleigh Barty – stats

Kuznetsova will compete against Barty in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ashleigh Barty since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other at pro level.

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

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