TENNIS SCORES. Kanepi tops Kichenok in the qualifications of the Bronx Open

BRONX OPEN - NEW YORK. Kanepi wins against Kichenok to fight against Magda Linette in the 1st round

Prediction and head to head Kaia Kanepi vs. Nadiya Kichenok

Kaia Kanepi topples Nadiya Kichenok 6-73 6-1 6-2 in the qualifications in New York on Sunday. Kanepi is going to play against Magda Linette in the 1st round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Kichenok was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Kanepi in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Kichenok to win the set because Kanepi succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (2-2) game. Kichenok maintained her focus before winning the set at the breaker at 3.

2nd set.

Kanepi had a great start in this set after breaking Kichenok in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Kaia to win the set since Nadiya found the way to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. The Estonian maintained her focus to break the Ukrainian in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

3rd set.

Kichenok took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Kanepi in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Kaia managed to stage a great comeback to break Nadiya 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) gamein the 8th game before winning the set (6-2) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

A crucial moment of the match was when the Estonian won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Estonian scored 111 points vs. Kichenok’s 92 points.

Kanepi blasted 12 aces and she committed 7 double faults. The Estonian won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 43% (9/21). On the other side, the Ukrainian was struggling in finding the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 27% of her break points (4/15). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Kanepi and Kichenok is 1-0 for Kaia.

Next Match: Kaia Kanepi vs. Magda Linette – stats

Kanepi will fight against Linette in the 1st round.

There is no head to head record between Kaia Kanepi and Magda Linette since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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