Iva Jovic survives Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) in the quarter in Guadalajara on Friday after conquering a huge battle. Jovic will seek to keep on going in this event against Magdalena Frech or Nikola Bartunkova in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes.
The American added to her prize money $ 30,305 after winning this match. She has already won $ 59,000 as of now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, the American will add $ 42,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 101,000.
Highlights Iva Jovic vs. Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva Guadalajara Open Akron – Guadalajara
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:38
The American won this match even if she won less points than Jimenez Kasintseva (99 vs. 101).
Jovic
Iva was pretty focused in converting 86% of the break points that she procured (6/7).
Jimenez Kasintseva
On the other side, the Andorran was struggling when converting her break points (only 43% – 6/14). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Jovic and Jimenez Kasintseva is 1-0 for Iva.
Draw and next match H2H: Iva Jovic vs. Magdalena Frech or Nikola Bartunkova – stats
Jovic will square off with either Magdalena Frech or Nikola Bartunkova in the semifinal. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Magdalena Frech and 0-0 vs. Nikola Bartunkova.
Tennis Scores in Guadalajara
- Emiliana ArangoArango – Marina StakusicStakusic (6-2 6-3)
- Iva JovicJovic – Victoria Jimenez KasintsevaJimenez Kasintseva (6-3 3-6 7-66)
- Elsa JacquemotJacquemot – Tatjana MariaMaria (3-6 6-4 6-4)
