Reka-Luca Jani and Carol Zhao will play each other in the quarter of Potchefstroom (W25) for the 1st time in their career. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Reka-Luca Jani who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Reka-Luca Jani is the pick to win this match.
Reka-Luca Jani -> 1.58
Carol Zhao -> 2.38
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Prediction and head to head Reka-Luca Jani vs. Carol Zhao
There is no head to head record between Reka-Luca Jani and Carol Zhao since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Reka-Luca Jani
Ranked no. 208, Jani got to the quarter after beating Jodie Anna Burrage 6-74 6-4 5-5 ret. and Miriam Kolodziejova 2-6 7-5 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Kolodziejova, Reka-Luca recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-5 6-2).-91) than Kolodziejova. In fact, the world no. 208 won 91 points vs Kolodziejova’s. That means that Jani was more focused during the important points. Reka-Luca was exceptionally aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about the service games, Jani wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Reka-Luca Jani lost the serve 6 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Jani put 76% of her first serves in, winning 56% (44/79) of the points behind her 1st serve and 40% (10/25) on the 2nd serve. Reka-Luca broke Kolodziejova 7 times after converting 58% of her break points (7/12).
Jani has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 60% of her matches (315-206). 4-3 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Jani has a 37-36 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Reka-Luca has a 4-4 win-loss record in 2021, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Potchefstroom (W25)
Jani has never competed in this tournament before.
Carol Zhao
Ranked no. 513, the Canadian reached the quarter after defeating Carolina Meligeni Alves 6-2 6-2 and Isabella Kruger 4-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 2nd round against Kruger, Zhao recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-5). During the match Zhao scored 105 points vs Kruger’s 99. Carol was pretty aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Zhao blasted 5 aces and she was not very solid on her 2nd serve to score 12 double faults. Carol Zhao lost the serve 4 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Zhao put 56% of her first serves in, winning 80% (44/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 33% (14/43) on the 2nd serve. Carol broke Kruger 6 times after converting 40% of her break points (6/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zhao has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Zhao has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Jani | Zhao |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 47 |
| Pts | 91-93 | 162-132 |
| Total Points | 184 | 294 |
| Winners | 44 | 65 |
| %Winners | 48% | 40% |
Jani played 1 match while Zhao competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Reka-Luca Jani conceded 1 set, while Carol Zhao conceded 1 set. Jani has played 2 set(s) less than Zhao (3 vs 5). Therefore, Jani played 19 games less than Zhao. The Hungarian scored 44 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The Canadian bagged 65 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Jani | Zhao |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 3 |
| 1st in | 79/104 | 85/143 |
| %1st in | 76% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 44/79 | 65/85 |
| %1st pts | 56% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 10/25 | 20/58 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 34% |
Jani didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Zhao bagged 6 aces (3 per match). Jani won 56% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Zhao won 76% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 34% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Jani | Zhao |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 13 |
| Converted | 7/12 | 13/25 |
| % Converted | 58% | 52% |
| Conceded | 15 | 18 |
| Saved | 9 | 11 |
| % Saved | 60% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 7 |
The Hungarian broke her opponent 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. Reka-Luca dropped her serve 6 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. The Canadian broke her opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. Zhao conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 61% of the break points that she conceded.
| Jani | ||||
| R1 Anna |
R2 Kolodziejova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 6-4 5-5 ret. | 2-6 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 28 | 61 | |
| pts | 106-104 | 91-93 | 197-197 | |
| Total points | 210 | 184 | 394 | |
| Winners | 51 | 44 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 84/112 | 79/104 | 163/216 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 76% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 51/84 | 44/79 | 95/163 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 56% | 58% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 10/25 | 25/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 40% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 7/12 | 13/25 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 58% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 15 | 24 | |
| Saved | 4/9 | 9/15 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 44% | 60% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Zhao | ||||
| R1 M. Alves |
R2 Kruger |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 4-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 31 | 47 | |
| pts | 57-33 | 105-99 | 162-132 | |
| Total points | 90 | 204 | 294 | |
| Winners | 21 | 44 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 12 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 30/45 | 55/98 | 85/143 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 56% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 21/30 | 44/55 | 65/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 80% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/15 | 14/43 | 20/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 33% | 34% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 7/10 | 6/15 | 13/25 | |
| Converted % | 70% | 40% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 6/10 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 60% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
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