TENNIS SCORES. Vekic prevails over Kanepi in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK. Vekic gets by Kanepi to face Yulia Putintseva in the 3rd round

Prediction and head to head Donna Vekic vs. Kaia Kanepi

Donna Vekic victorious over Kaia Kanepi 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in New York on Thursday. Vekic will face Yulia Putintseva in the 3rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Donna won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4th (1-3) and in the 8th (4-4) game. Vekic broke back 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set 7-5.

2nd set.

Donna won the set after she broke the Estonian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game. That break was crucial for Vekic to conquer the set as she didn’t concede her serve during the rest of the set.

Statistics

After this encounter, the head to head between Vekic and Kanepi is 1-0 for Donna.

Highlights Donna Vekic vs. Kaia Kanepi U.S. Open – New York

Next Match: Donna Vekic vs. Yulia Putintseva – stats

Vekic will square off with Putintseva in the 3rd round.

This will be the 4th time that Donna Vekic and Yulia Putintseva face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Vekic won 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Eastbourne back in 2018.

Tennis Scores at the US Open

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