Kristina Kucova and Tamara Korpatsch will face off in the semifinal of the BNP Paribas Poland Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tamara Korpatsch who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tamara Korpatsch is the pick to win this match.
Tamara Korpatsch -> 1.72
Kristina Kucova -> 2.10
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Prediction and head to head Kristina Kucova vs. Tamara Korpatsch
This will be the 2nd time that Kristina Kucova and Tamara Korpatsch square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kucova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Kucova won 6-4 6-3 in the qualifications in Paris back in 2019.
Kristina Kucova
Ranked no. 150, Kucova reached the semifinal after defeating Urszula Radwanska 6-2 6-1, Irina Maria Bara 3-6 7-5 6-4 and Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-74 7-67 7-63.
In the quarter against Gorgodze, The Slovakian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-67 7-63). During the match, Kucova scored 154 points vs Gorgodze’s 145. The Slovakian was quite aggressive to blast 62 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kucova wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the encounter and she committed only 7 double faults. Kristina Kucova lost the serve 9 times and she saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Kucova put 71% of her first serves in, winning 55% (62/112) of the points behind her 1st serve and 39% (18/46) on the 2nd serve. Kucova broke Gorgodze 9 times after converting 45% of her break points (9/20).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kristina started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points she played.
Kucova has a good match record in the last 10 years having won 58% of her matches (241-177). 12-8 on clay in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kucova has a compiled 154-81 match record in the last years on clay.
Kucova has an aggregate 19-15 win-loss record in 2021, 12-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Gdynia
Kristina has never competed in this tournament before.
Tamara Korpatsch
Ranked no. 162, Korpatsch reached the semifinal after defeating Olga Govortsova 1-6 7-5 7-5, Weronika Falkowska 7-5 6-1 and Anna Bondar 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter, The German had a good straight sets win against Bondar (7-5 6-3). During the match Korpatsch scored 76 points vs Bondar’s 58. The German was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Korpatsch scored 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Tamara Korpatsch lost the serve 4 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Korpatsch put 65% of her first serves in, winning 68% (28/41) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Bondar 6 times after converting 50% of her break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tamara started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
The German has a compiled 7-10 win-loss record in 2021, 6-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kucova | Korpatsch |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 71 |
| Pts | 324-282 | 263-230 |
| Total Points | 606 | 493 |
| Winners | 121 | 105 |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% |
Both Kucova and Korpatsch played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Kristina Kucova dropped 2 sets, while Tamara Korpatsch conceded 1 set. Kucova has played 1 set more than Korpatsch (8 vs 7). Therefore, Kucova played 14 games more than Korpatsch. Kucova scored 121 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The German made 105 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kucova | Korpatsch |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 1 |
| 1st in | 199/290 | 162/252 |
| %1st in | 69% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 121/199 | 105/162 |
| %1st pts | 61% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 41/91 | 34/90 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 38% |
Kucova recorded 3 aces (1 per match). Korpatsch managed to score 3 aces (1 per match). Kucova won 61% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Korpatsch won 65% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 38% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kucova | Korpatsch |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 18 |
| Converted | 21/46 | 18/39 |
| % Converted | 46% | 46% |
| Conceded | 38 | 36 |
| Saved | 23 | 22 |
| % Saved | 61% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 15 | 14 |
Kucova broke her opponents 21 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Slovakian dropped her serve 15 times and she saved 61% of the break points that she conceded. The German broke her opponents 18 times with a 46% conversion rate. The German conceded her serve 14 times and she saved 61% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kucova | |||||
| R1 Radwanska |
R2 Maria Bara |
1/4 Gorgodze |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 3-6 7-5 6-4 | 6-74 7-67 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 31 | 39 | 85 | |
| pts | 59-28 | 111-109 | 154-145 | 324-282 | |
| Total points | 87 | 220 | 299 | 606 | |
| Winners | 18 | 41 | 62 | 121 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 37% | 40% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 19/32 | 68/100 | 112/158 | 199/290 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 68% | 71% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 18/19 | 41/68 | 62/112 | 121/199 | |
| % 1st pts | 95% | 60% | 55% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/13 | 13/32 | 18/46 | 41/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 41% | 39% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 7/17 | 9/20 | 21/46 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 41% | 45% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 15 | 23 | 38 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 9/15 | 14/23 | 23 | |
| Saved % | – | 60% | 61% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Korpatsch | |||||
| R1 Govortsova |
R2 Falkowska |
1/4 Bondar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 7-5 7-5 | 7-5 6-1 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 19 | 21 | 71 | |
| pts | 118-115 | 69-57 | 76-58 | 263-230 | |
| Total points | 233 | 126 | 134 | 493 | |
| Winners | 48 | 29 | 28 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 42% | 37% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 78/123 | 43/66 | 41/63 | 162/252 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 65% | 65% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 48/78 | 29/43 | 28/41 | 105/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 67% | 68% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/45 | 7/23 | 10/22 | 34/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 30% | 45% | 38% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/19 | 6/8 | 6/12 | 18/39 | |
| Converted % | 32% | 75% | 50% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 22 | 8 | 6 | 36 | |
| Saved | 15/22 | 5/8 | 2/6 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 68% | 63% | 33% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
Head 2 Head
LLWLLLLLWW Tennis Scores in Gdynia
- Maryna ZanevskaZanevska – Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Kristina KucovaKucova – Ekaterine GorgodzeGorgodze (6-74 7-67 7-63) – See score progression
- Tamara KorpatschKorpatsch – Anna BondarBondar (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Miyu Kato/Renata VoracovaKato/Renata Voracova – Alena Fomina/Tereza MrdezaFomina/Tereza Mrdeza (6-4 4-6 10-1) – See score progression
- Maryna ZanevskaZanevska – Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Katarzyna KawaKawa – Kateryna KozlovaKozlova (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kristina KucovaKucova – Tamara KorpatschKorpatsch (1-0) – H2H and prediction
