TENNIS SCORES. Stubborn Caroline Garcia outlasts Martincova in the 1st round in Zhengzhou

Caroline Garcia outlasts Tereza Martincova 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the 1^st round in Zhengzhou on Monday after winning a huge battle.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the French Player conquered in the 9^th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).

2^nd set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Tereza conquered in the 10^th game (6-4).

3^rd set.

Garcia started the set in the best possible way after breaking Martincova in the 1^st game (1-0). However, there was more work to do for the French Player to win the set as the Czech found the way to break back in the 2^nd (1-1) and in the 10^th (5-5) game. Garcia maintained her focus to break Tereza in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 11^th (6-5) game before managing to win the set (7-5).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Caroline scored 101 points vs. Tereza’s 98 points.

The French Player won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points because she converted only 40% (4/10). On the other side, the Czech was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 33% of her break points (3/9). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Garcia and Martincova is 3-1 for Caroline.

Highlights Caroline Garcia vs. Tereza Martincova Zhengzhou Open – Zhengzhou

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