Talia Gibson defeated Viktória Morvayová in the second round of the WTA 500 tournament in Singapore, 7-6(2), 7-6(1). The win sent Gibson into the quarterfinals.
Both sets were decided in tie-breaks
In the first set, the players reached a tie-break, where Gibson came through 7-2. The second set again went to a tie-break, and there the Australian was even more convincing: 7-1.
According to api.tennis, the match lasted 138 minutes. Gibson fired 8 aces to Morvayová’s 5, while also making 6 double faults to 2. On first serve, the winner won 36 points out of 42, while Morvayová won 37 out of 50.
There was no difference in converted break points: both players claimed 1 break apiece. Gibson converted 1 of 6 chances, Morvayová 1 of 7. In total points, the edge also belonged to Gibson, 96 to 83.
In the head-to-head, Gibson now leads 1:0: api.tennis lists this win as 7-6(2), 7-6(1).