TENNIS SCORES. Bernarda Pera surprises Zahlavova Strycova in the 2nd round of the Bronx Open

BRONX OPEN - NEW YORK. Pera upsets Zahlavova Strycova to compete against Katerina Siniakova in the quarter

Prediction and head to head Bernarda Pera vs. Barbora Strycova

Bernarda Pera shocks Barbora Strycova 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the 2nd round in New York on Tuesday. Pera will play Katerina Siniakova in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The Czech won the set after she broke Bernarda in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. That break was sufficient for the Czech to win the set since she didn’t concede her serve in the rest of the set.

The American was unable to find the solution in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-3 to 6-3).

2nd set.

Pera in this set played at a much higher level than the Czech and for that reason she won 6-2 after breaking Zahlavova Strycova in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

3rd set.

Pera had a strong start of this set after breaking Zahlavova Strycova in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the American to win the set as Barbora found the way to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. The American kept her cool to break Zahlavova Strycova in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Bernarda scored 86 points vs. the Czech’s 69 points.

Pera was pretty focused in converting 86% of the break points that she conquered (6/7). On the other side, Zahlavova Strycova had a tough time in converting her break points as she converted only 25% of her break points (3/12). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Pera and Zahlavova Strycova is 1-1.

Next Match: Bernarda Pera vs. Katerina Siniakova – stats

Pera will face Siniakova in the quarter.

This will be the 3rd time that Bernarda Pera and Katerina Siniakova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Siniakova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Siniakova won 6-3 6-4 in the qualifications in Sydney back in January 2019.

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