By Ros Satar
- Jodie Burrage [8] def Ankita Raina 6-0 6-2
- Faces Tamara Korpatsch in the second round
- H2H: Korpatsch leads 1-0
CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA – Jodie Burrage dispatched Ankita Raina in good time and will face Tamara Korpatsch for the second time this year.
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Jodie Burrage [8] def. Ankita Raina 6-0 6-2
It was a dominant performance by eighth seed Jodie Burrage against India’s Ankita Raina, as she flew through the first set. Burrage broke Raina in the first game and despite attempts by Raina to wrestle breaks back, Burrage held firm. It was a far edgier affair to begin with in the second set, with Burrage starting once more with an immediate break but this time Raina broke back, but only to lose her serve again.
In fact Raina’s only games on the boards were breaks of Burrage’s serve in reaction to four breaks of her own serve, as Burrage sealed her spot in the next round, where she will face Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch.
Jodie Burrage [8] v Tamara Korpatsch | H2H: Korpatsch leads 1-0
Jodie Burrage [8] v Tamara Korpatsch | H2H: Burrage leads 1-0 |
WTA Cluj-Napoca | Romania |
Indoor Hard | Prize Money: $4,220 |
Third on Centre Court, not before 1:30pm (11:30am BST) | Amazon Prime Video <– Sign up for trial |
Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (Hard 2023)
H2H: | Jodie Burrage (WR 91) | Tamara Korpatsch (WR 105) |
Tournament Previous Best | Debut | R1 (2022) |
1st Serve Return Points Won % | 37.6 | 37.9 |
Return Points Won % | 44.2 | 44.2 |
Break Point Conversion % | 47.0 | 45.6 |
Break Points Saved % | 50.4 | 48.4 |
Total Points Won % | 51.4 | 48.7 |
With not much separating the pair in the rankings, they are pretty closely matched over this year in their stats, with perhaps Burrage just being a little more solid when it comes to converting on her break point chances and saving those against her.
It has not been the strongest of years for Korpatsch who notched up a nine-match losing streak earlier in the year, ending in April.
Burrage is enjoying her strongest year on the tour to date, and has been rewarded with being seeded in a WTA tour-level event for the first time. She now has to prove that she can continue a glorious summer on the grass and on home soil with results far from home – and her win over Raina was certainly a good start.
Prediction: Burrage in three sets
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