Marta Kostyuk wins against Vondrousova in the semifinal to set up a battle vs Rybakina at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – STUTTGART RESULTS

PORSCHE TENNIS GRAND PRIX - STUTTGART DRAW AND RESULTS. Kostyuk wins against Vondrousova to face Elena Rybakina in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Marta Kostyuk vs. Marketa Vondrousova

Marta Kostyuk tops Marketa Vondrousova 7-6(2) 6-2 in the semifinal in Stuttgart on Saturday. Kostyuk will clash against Elena Rybakina in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. This will be her best result in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2018. Here you can see her history at this event.

Kostyuk
Stuttgart
Kostyuk's Record

Highlights Marta Kostyuk vs. Marketa Vondrousova Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Stuttgart

Kostyuk’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kostyuk
Vondrousova
Marta Kostyuk
7-62 6-2
1h:35
Marketa Vondrousova
77
77
Total points
66
66
35
35
Winners
22
22
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
33%
33%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
1
1
6
6
Double Faults
3
3
66%
66%
1st in
57%
57%
71%
71%
1st won
56%
56%
35/49
35/49
1st won
22/39
22/39
44%
44%
2nd won
53%
53%
11/25
11/25
2nd won
16/30
16/30
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
2/6
2/6
57%
57%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, the Ukrainian scored 77 points vs. Marketa’s 66.

Kostyuk

The Ukrainian was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).

Vondrousova

On the other side, Marketa was not so effective in converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Kostyuk and Vondrousova is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Marta Kostyuk vs. Elena Rybakina – stats

Kostyuk will come up against Rybakina in the final.

This will be the 3rd time that Marta Kostyuk and Elena Rybakina fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Kostyuk and Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Rybakina won 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in New York back in 2023.

Marta Kostyuk Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kostyuk 7-6
KostyukVondrousova
7
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KostyukVondrousova
7
6
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
2
KostyukVondrousova
6
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
KostyukVondrousova
6
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
KostyukVondrousova
5
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
KostyukVondrousova
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
KostyukVondrousova
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
KostyukVondrousova
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
KostyukVondrousova
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
KostyukVondrousova
4
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
KostyukVondrousova
3
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
KostyukVondrousova
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KostyukVondrousova
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
KostyukVondrousova
1
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40

The Ukrainian won the set after she broke Vondrousova in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game. Vondrousova tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (5-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Nonetheless, the Ukrainian didn’t lose the lead to win the set 7-6.

Kostyuk failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 40.

A defining moment of this set was when the Ukrainian won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the game count from 1-1 to 5-1. Nevertheless also the Czech won 4 consecutive games from 1-5 to 5-5

Marta was perfect in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 6th (4-1 0-40) and the 14th game (7-5 40-A). On the other side, Vondrousova converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (1-5 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They contested 94 points. The Ukrainian conquered the set after winning 4 points more than the Czech (49-45). Marta dropped 21 points on serve (29-21). In addition, on the other side, Marketa conceded 20 points on serve (24-20).

2nd Set -
Kostyuk 6-2
KostyukVondrousova
6
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KostyukVondrousova
5
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KostyukVondrousova
5
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KostyukVondrousova
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
KostyukVondrousova
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
KostyukVondrousova
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
KostyukVondrousova
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

Kostyuk had a favorable start in this set after breaking Marketa Vondrousova in the 2nd game (2-0). That was decisive for Kostyuk to win the set (6-2) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

Marta converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th game (3-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Marketa was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 49 points. The Ukrainian was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Vondrousova (27-22). Kostyuk surrendered 10 points on serve (18-10). On the losing side, the Czech conceded 9 points on serve (12-9).

1st
Kostyuk
Vondrousova
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Kostyuk
Vondrousova
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Stuttgart

  • Marta KostyukKostyuk – Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova (7-62 6-2)
  • Elena RybakinaRybakina – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (6-3 4-6 6-3)
  • Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Martin KlizanKlizan (6-4 6-4)
  • Pedro SousaSousa – Kevin KrawietzKrawietz (6-1 1-6 6-1)

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