Match box
| Player | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elina Svitolina | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Karolina Muchova | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Elina Svitolina, the world No. 6, beat Karolina Muchova, the world No. 7, 3-6 6-2 6-2 at Finals – Riyadh on the WTA tour. She lost the first set. She then won the next two.
Muchova had the better start and took the opening set 6-3. Her serve gave her real weapons over the match, with 4 aces to Svitolina’s 3. She also hit 18 winners.
Where it turned
The break-point line tells the story. Svitolina won 5 of her 10 break points. Muchova won 3 of her 7. Svitolina also made 29 unforced errors to Muchova’s 39, and she won 92 total points to 74.
Svitolina hit 22 winners and won 65 % of her first-serve points. Muchova won 61 % of hers. Both players landed about half their first serves, 55 % for Svitolina and 50 % for Muchova. The gap came from what happened on the points that mattered.
Svitolina won it 3-6 6-2 6-2.
