Sloane Stephens surpasses Julia Goerges in the 2nd round – Mercury Insurance Open 2011
American, Sloane Stephens, surpassed the German, Julia Goerges in the second round of the Mercury Open 2011 at the La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California. The American home-girl (Stephens), won the match in 1 hour, 22 minutes and 21 seconds 6-3, 7-5.
First set of the match saw; Goerges’s accuracy seemed to falter and she committed one line fault. She hung in the match and had excellent first serve points (sixty two percent) but her first return points were not as many as her opponent’s (Goerges first return points were 33%). Then serving second she again performed poorly and was only able to achieve thirty eight percent but she came back into the game with good second return points. At the same time her opponent (Stephens) had maintained consistency throughout her serve and return game along with a strong defense she won the total set points which were fifty six percent while her opponents were only a below average forty four percent.
By the end of the first set the score card read 1:0 this was the final deciding set of the match as to whether the American will win with her lead or will the German make a comeback; the match did not prove to be a comprehensive victory for Stephens, instead it was a close chase between both the players. Although, Goerges managed to keep an average consistency on her serve, her return was below the par and she barely managed to win twenty four percent in her total return points. The German’s precision did not falter and struck zero double faults, while, Stephen had a wobbly hand and committed one line fault.
Additionally, both the players failed to save their break points but both managedto win a hundred percent of their break points, however, Stephens capitalized on one extra break point advantage than Goerges.
The match then became a close shave between both the players however; Sloane won the match by winning the set 7-5. Her overall performance in the set was above average and won the set with thirty eight points out a total of sixty seven while her rival (Goerges) had twenty nine out of sixty seven total set points.
Summing it up; the 18-year-old Sloane Stephens, won the match due to her consistent performance and her defence. She availed all the given opportunity and beat her opponent in straight sets in this match.
Stephens managed to qualify to the third round of the Mercury insurance Open where she will be facing the Austrian, Tamira Paszek.
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