Viktória Morvayová of Slovakia, the sixth seed in qualifying, defeated Slovenia's Nika Radišić in the first round of qualifying for the WTA 500 tournament in Singapore. The score was 6-3 6-3, with the match lasting 90 minutes. The tournament is played on hard courts and has a prize fund of $1.2 million.
Both sets finished with the same scoreline, 6-3. Morvayová won them without ever allowing her opponent to force a tight finish. The final result was 2-0 in sets.
What the numbers show
Break points made the difference. Morvayová earned 10 break points and converted four of them. Radišić had only two chances on return and used one. In terms of aces, the Slovak was slightly ahead (4 to 3), while both players had an equal number of double faults, five apiece. Radišić landed her first serve more often (41 times to 37), but won fewer points on it: 27 against 30 for Morvayová. In total, the Slovak won 74 points, while Radišić won 59.
The head-to-head record between the two players now stands at 1-0 in favor of Morvayová. Match statistics provided by api.tennis.