Alison Riske and Jasmine Paolini will play each other in the final of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 4:30 pm on Center Court. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alison Riske who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alison Riske is the pick to win this match.
Alison Riske -> 1.54
Jasmine Paolini -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Alison Riske vs. Jasmine Paolini
There is no head to head record between Alison Riske and Jasmine Paolini since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alison Riske
Ranked no. 38, the American got to the final after beating Pia Lovric 7-5 6-3, Viktoria Kuzmova 3-6 6-3 6-3, Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-1 and Kaja Juvan 6-0 6-4.
In the semifinal, The American had a good straight sets win against Juvan (6-0 6-4). During the match, Riske scored 65 points vs Juvan’s 42. Alison was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Riske scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and she committed only 4 double faults. Alison Riske lost the serve twice and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Riske put 63% of her first serves in, winning 72% (28/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 39% (9/23) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Juvan 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Riske started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 57% of the points she played.
Riske has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 54% of her matches (254-219). 6-6 on hard in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Riske has a composed 141-126 match record in the last years on hard.
Riske’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Portoroz.
The American has an aggregate 8-11 win-loss record in 2021, 6-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Portoroz
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Jasmine Paolini
Ranked no. 87 (career-high), Jasmine reached the final after defeating Dayana Yastremska 7-65 4-1 ret., Anna Kalinskaya 6-3 6-2, Sorana Cirstea 6-4 4-6 6-1 and Yulia Putintseva 1-6 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal against Putintseva, Paolini recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Paolini scored 86 points vs Putintseva’s 85. Jasmine was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Paolini wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Jasmine Paolini lost the serve 6 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Paolini put 66% of her first serves in, winning 59% (35/59) of the points behind her 1st serve and 37% (11/30) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Putintseva 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in the Bol where she beat Arantxa Rus in the final 6-2 7-6(4).
Paolini has an overall 25-19 win-loss record in 2021, 13-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Riske | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 88 |
| Pts | 299-227 | 332-282 |
| Total Points | 526 | 614 |
| Winners | 114 | 119 |
| %Winners | 38% | 36% |
Both Riske and Paolini played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alison Riske dropped 1 set, while Jasmine Paolini conceded 2 sets. Riske has played 2 set(s) less than Paolini (9 vs 11). Therefore, Riske played 7 games less than Paolini. The American scored 114 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian made 119 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Riske | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| 1st in | 168/254 | 195/326 |
| %1st in | 66% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 114/168 | 119/195 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 41/86 | 66/131 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 50% |
Riske fired 11 aces (2.8 per match). Paolini struck 3 aces (0.8 per match). Riske won 68% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Paolini won 61% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Riske | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 24 | 22 |
| Converted | 24/38 | 22/40 |
| % Converted | 63% | 55% |
| Conceded | 34 | 39 |
| Saved | 22 | 24 |
| % Saved | 65% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 15 |
The American broke her opponents 24 times with a 63% conversion rate. Alison conceded her serve 12 times and she saved 65% of the break points that she conceded. Jasmine broke her opponents 22 times with a 55% conversion rate. Jasmine conceded her serve 15 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded.
| Riske | ||||||
| R1 Lovric |
R2 Kuzmova |
1/4 Mladenovic |
1/2 Juvan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-0 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 81 | |
| pts | 72-50 | 102-91 | 60-44 | 65-42 | 299-227 | |
| Total points | 122 | 193 | 104 | 107 | 526 | |
| Winners | 23 | 39 | 24 | 28 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 38% | 40% | 43% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 38/53 | 53/86 | 38/53 | 39/62 | 168/254 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 62% | 72% | 63% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 23/38 | 39/53 | 24/38 | 28/39 | 114/168 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 74% | 63% | 72% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 15/33 | 7/15 | 9/23 | 41/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 45% | 47% | 39% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | |
| Converted | 7/8 | 5/12 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 24/38 | |
| Converted % | 88% | 42% | 67% | 67% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 34 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 9/12 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 75% | 63% | 71% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Paolini | ||||||
| R1 Yastremska |
R2 Kalinskaya |
1/4 Cirstea |
1/2 Putintseva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 4-1 ret. | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | 1-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 88 | |
| pts | 76-63 | 71-54 | 99-80 | 86-85 | 332-282 | |
| Total points | 139 | 125 | 179 | 171 | 614 | |
| Winners | 25 | 21 | 38 | 35 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 30% | 38% | 41% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 44/68 | 33/67 | 59/102 | 59/89 | 195/326 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 49% | 58% | 66% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 25/44 | 21/33 | 38/59 | 35/59 | 119/195 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 64% | 64% | 59% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/24 | 21/34 | 26/43 | 11/30 | 66/131 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 62% | 60% | 37% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 4/8 | 5/9 | 6/11 | 22/40 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 50% | 56% | 55% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 39 | |
| Saved | 8/13 | 4/5 | 10/13 | 2/8 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 62% | 80% | 77% | 25% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
Head 2 Head
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