Sao Paulo Open: Kaitlin Quevedo vs Anna Blinkova
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The Line: Betting Odds: Quevedo +130 / Blinkova -167
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Kaitlin Quevedo is coming off a straight sets win over Teodora Kostovic in the quarterfinals of the Sao Paulo Open. The match took 19 games to decide. Quevedo prevailed 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 42 minutes. In the victory, Quevedo hit 2 aces and committed one double fault. Quevedo landed 57% of first serves in play and won 77% of first serve points (23/30). She won 70% of second serve points (16/23) and saved two of three break points. Quevedo is through to her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Sao Paulo Open. She has dropped a combined 12 games in three matches, with additional wins over Tikhonova and Leme Da Silva. She is projected to return to the Top 100 for a second time.Anna Blinkova beat Alina Charaeva in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the Sao Paulo Open. The match took 22 games to decide. Blinkova won a tight first set 6-4 in 47 minutes. There were plenty of momentum swings in the second set, with Charaeva getting the opportunity to serve to level the match at 5-3 up. But Blinkova hit back and won four games in a row to close out a straight sets victory.
In the victory, Blinkova hit 1 ace and did not record any double faults. Blinkova landed 71% of first serves in play and won 59% of first serve points (30/51). She won 52% of second serve points (11/21) and saved 8 of 12 break points in the match. This will be her first WTA Tour semifinal of the season. She had beaten Lee and Valdmannova earlier in the tournament.