Simona did a very good job of winning efficiently against a fairly big hitting but ponderous opponent. I was impressed by the way that Simona started the second set with intent. She returned well and posted some good numbers for the match.
A very solid match indeed, NID.
Since our friend and pal Physicist DCsabaS seems to have taken a long break from posting on TF, let me use these stats for a sketched analysis.
According to the data, Simona won 59 points from which 24 were gifted by Muchova through UE -> she won by own merits 59-24 = 35 points. She also made 9 UEs, therefore the aggressive margin was AM = 35 - 9 = 26.
The match was 17 games long, therefore the relevant parameter AM/game = 26/17 = +1,53 for Simona (+0,18 for Muchova). It is a good number for a start. Yet let me quote DCsabaS: "
This peak level [+2.00] is typical to those players who have a ceiling of Top 5-Top 10 ranking [...]. The No.1 and GS champion girls usually have at least +3.00 peak level". Therefore, if we admit to share his statistic based conclusions, Simona has room to improve and should do it in the next rounds if she wants to be a legit contender to the title. On the other hand, she has to win other 6 matches and save some energy by not spreading too much[ova] if not really necessary.
LE: another interesting parameter is given by a newspaper site, they say the maximum series of consecutive points won was 7 for Simona and 3 for Karolina. Not bad but I've seen better from her.
