Nao Hibino and Leonie Kung will face off in the semifinal of the Thailand Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7:30 pm on GSB CENTRE COURT. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nao Hibino who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nao Hibino is the pick to win this match.
Nao Hibino -> 1.44
Leonie Kung -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Nao Hibino vs. Leonie Kung
There is no head to head record between Nao Hibino and Leonie Kung since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Nao Hibino
Ranked no. 84, Hibino got to the semifinal after defeating Arina Rodionova 7-65 7-5, Peangtarn Plipuech 6-0 6-1 and Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, Nao had a good straight sets win against Svitolina (6-4 6-2). During the match Hibino scored 66 points vs Svitolina’s 50. Nao was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Hibino scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Nao Hibino lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Hibino put 62% of her first serves in, winning 69% (25/36) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Svitolina 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hibino hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points she played.
Hibino has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 54% of her matches (574-496). 8-2 on hard in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Hibino has a 100-102 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
The Japanese has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2020, 8-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Hua Hin
Nao didn’t play in Hua Hin in 2019.
Leonie Kung
Ranked no. 283 (career high), the Swiss got to the semifinal after defeating Yanin Wisitwarapron 6-0 6-1, Fang Ying Xun 6-4 6-3, Patcharin Cheapchadej 6-0 6-3 and Lin Zhu 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Kung had a good straight sets win against Zhu (6-3 6-1). During the match Kung scored 64 points vs Zhu’s 42. The Swiss was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Kung blasted 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Leonie Kung lost the serve once and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kung put 74% of her first serves in, winning 65% (26/40) of the points behind her 1st serve and 64% (9/14) on the 2nd serve. Leonie broke Zhu 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kung hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 62% of the points she played.
Kung has a fantastic record in the last 5 years having won 74% of her matches (70-25). 14-5 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kung has a 19-12 win-loss record in the last 5 years on hard.
Leonie’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in the Bourg and the W25 Nonthaburi.
Kung has a 14-5 win-loss record in 2020, 14-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Hua Hin
Kung didn’t play in Hua Hin in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hibino | Kung |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 63 |
| Pts | 207-152 | 256-160 |
| Total Points | 359 | 416 |
| Winners | 82 | 87 |
| %Winners | 40% | 34% |
Hibino played 3 matches while Kung competed in 4 matches. Kung started her run from the qualifications while Hibino had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Hibino has played 2 sets less than Kung (6 vs 8). Therefore, Hibino played 7 games less than Kung. The Japanese scored 82 winners (40% on total points). On the other side, Leonie blasted 87 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hibino | Kung |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| 1st in | 120/190 | 129/204 |
| %1st in | 63% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 82/120 | 87/129 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 28/70 | 42/75 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 56% |
Hibino blasted 4 aces (1.3 per match). Kung blasted 11 aces (2.8 per match). Hibino won 68% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Kung won 67% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hibino | Kung |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 24 |
| Converted | 18/26 | 24/40 |
| % Converted | 69% | 60% |
| Conceded | 23 | 17 |
| Saved | 14 | 10 |
| % Saved | 61% | 59% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 7 |
The Japanese broke her opponents 18 times with 69% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 61% of the break points that she conceded. The Swiss broke her opponents 24 times with 60% conversion rate. Leonie conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 59% of the break points that she conceded.
| Hibino | |||||
| R1 Rodionova |
R2 Plipuech |
1/4 Svitolina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 7-5 | 6-0 6-1 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 13 | 18 | 56 | |
| pts | 87-76 | 54-26 | 66-50 | 207-152 | |
| Total points | 163 | 80 | 116 | 359 | |
| Winners | 34 | 23 | 25 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 57/94 | 27/38 | 36/58 | 120/190 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 71% | 62% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 34/57 | 23/27 | 25/36 | 82/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 85% | 69% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/37 | 6/11 | 12/22 | 28/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 27% | 55% | 55% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 8/8 | 5/10 | 5/8 | 18/26 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 63% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 | |
| Saved | 10/17 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 59% | – | 67% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 0 | 2 | 200 | |
| Kung | ||||||
| Q1 Wisitwarapron |
Q3 Ying Xun |
R1 Cheapchadej |
R2 Zhu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-0 6-3 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 63 | |
| pts | 52-18 | 85-68 | 55-32 | 64-42 | 256-160 | |
| Total points | 70 | 153 | 87 | 106 | 416 | |
| Winners | 20 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 33% | 24% | 41% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 23/27 | 43/87 | 23/36 | 40/54 | 129/204 | |
| % 1st in | 85% | 49% | 64% | 74% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 20/23 | 28/43 | 13/23 | 26/40 | 87/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 65% | 57% | 65% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/4 | 21/44 | 8/13 | 9/14 | 42/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 100% | 48% | 62% | 64% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 6/12 | 7/8 | 5/10 | 24/40 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 88% | 50% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 7/11 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | – | 64% | 33% | 67% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 75 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Hua Hin
- Nao HibinoHibino – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Magda LinetteLinette – Xiyu WangWang (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Patricia Maria TigMaria Tig – Saisai ZhengZheng (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Nao HibinoHibino – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Leonie KungKung – Qiang WangWang (7-5 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Patricia Maria TigMaria Tig – Saisai ZhengZheng (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Magda LinetteLinette – Xiyu WangWang (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Nao HibinoHibino – Leonie KungKung (0-0) – See H2H details
- Patricia Maria TigMaria Tig – Magda LinetteLinette (0-1) – See H2H details
