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Tennis | WTA Cluj-Napoca 2022 | Harriet Dart flies the flag and takes on Oceane Dodin in her opener

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Tennis

By Ros Satar

  • Harriet Dart v Oceane Dodin
  • H2H: Dodin leads 1-0
CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA – Harriet Dart will face Oceane Dodin for a second time in 2022, as she starts her Transylvanian Open campaign.

 

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Harriet Dart v Oceane Dodin [LL] | H2H: Dodin leads 1-0

Freshly named as part of GB’s Billie Jean King Cup team for the finals in November, Harriet Dart continues life on the tour, with the next stop being the Transylvanian Open in Romania.

With the draw reshuffled as previous top seed Barbora Krejcikova winning in Ostrava and withdrawing from the event, Dart’s original opponent Lucia Bronzetti now becomes the 9th seed and takes the top spot, with lucky loser Oceane Dodin slotted into her space.

 

Harriet Dart v Oceane Dodin [LL] | H2H & Match Fundamentals

Harriet Dart v Oceane Dodin [LL] H2H: Dodin leads 1-0
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Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2022)

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H2H: Harriet Dart (WR 96) Oceane Dodin
Tournament Previous Best Debut Debut
1st Serve Return Points Won % 33.3 34.3
Return Points Won % 38.0 41
Break Point Conversion % 66.7 54.5
Break Points Saved % 33.3 64.1
Total Points Won % 42.9 48.5

Having beaten Dart in straight sets in Doha earlier this year, in qualifying, it is a golden chance for the French lucky-loser to get another shot at the Brit.

 

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Playing Styles & Prediction

Her stats over the year are far more favourable, although Dart will be able to match the Frenchwoman in the heavy-hitting department as we can expect them to trade blows from the baseline, but she will try and keep her rallies short.

Dart will need to chuck in some variety – playing doubles this week with slice-and-dicer Monica Niculescu, she will need to try and keep Dodin guessing, and do what she does best, which is to battle for every point.

Prediction: Dart in three sets.

 

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