Petra Kvitova and Aryna Sabalenka will clash against each other in the final of the Qatar Total Open for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on 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 Petra Kvitova who should win in 3 sets.
Petra Kvitova -> 1.80
Aryna Sabalenka -> 2.00
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Prediction and head to head Petra Kvitova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This will be the 4th time that Petra Kvitova and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kvitova won 6-1 7-5 in the 1st round in Sydney back in 2019.
Petra Kvitova
Ranked no. 11, Petra reached the 1st round after defeating Carla Suarez Navarro 4-6 6-3 6-0, Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 5-7 6-1, Ons Jabeur 7-62 7-64 and Ashleigh Barty 6-4 2-6 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Czech defeated Barty (6-4 2-6 6-4). During the match Kvitova scored 86 points vs Barty’s 82. Petra was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Kvitova blasted 7 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Petra Kvitova lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kvitova put 61% of her first serves in, winning 64% (34/53) of the points behind her 1st serve and 53% (18/34) on the 2nd serve. Kvitova was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Barty 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Petra has dropped 3 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Kvitova has a a remarkable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 70% of her matches (1084-455). 11-2 on hard in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kvitova has a 388-150 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Petra’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane and Doha.
The Czech has a 12-2 win-loss record in 2020, 11-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Doha
Kvitova didn’t compete in Doha in 2019.
Aryna Sabalenka
Ranked no. 13, Sabalenka reached the 1st round after beating Anett Kontaveit 7-5 2-6 7-5, Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-0, Saisai Zheng 3-6 7-62 6-3 and Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-3.
In the semifinal, Aryna had a good straight sets win against Kuznetsova (6-4 6-3). During the match Sabalenka scored 66 points vs Kuznetsova’s 48. The Belarussian was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Sabalenka wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Aryna Sabalenka lost the serve twice and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Sabalenka put 75% of her first serves in, winning 72% (31/43) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (7/14) on the 2nd serve. The Belarussian broke Kuznetsova 4 times after converting 80% of her break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sabalenka has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Sabalenka has a fantastic record in the last 5 years having won 70% of her matches (312-132). 10-4 on hard in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sabalenka has a 151-84 record in the last 5 years on hard.
Aryna’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Adelaide and Doha.
Sabalenka has a 11-5 win-loss record in 2020, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Doha
Sabalenka didn’t play in Doha in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kvitova | Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 106 | 97 |
| Pts | 364-310 | 323-269 |
| Total Points | 674 | 592 |
| Winners | 138 | 138 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Both Kvitova and Sabalenka played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Petra Kvitova conceded 3 sets, while Aryna Sabalenka dropper 2 sets. Kvitova has played 1 sets more than Sabalenka (11 vs 10). Therefore, Kvitova played 9 games more than Sabalenka. The Czech scored 138 winners (38% on total points). On the other side, Sabalenka blasted 138 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kvitova | Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 23 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 5.8 | 3 |
| 1st in | 219/336 | 198/296 |
| %1st in | 65% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 138/219 | 138/198 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 63/117 | 45/98 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 46% |
Kvitova blasted 23 aces (5.8 per match). Sabalenka blasted 12 aces (3 per match). Kvitova won 63% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Sabalenka won 70% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kvitova | Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 19 |
| Converted | 21/38 | 19/31 |
| % Converted | 55% | 61% |
| Conceded | 28 | 24 |
| Saved | 13 | 10 |
| % Saved | 46% | 42% |
| Times Broken | 15 | 14 |
Petra broke her opponents 21 times with 55% conversion rate. Kvitova conceded her serve 15 times and she saved 46% of the break points that she conceded. Sabalenka broke her opponents 19 times with 61% conversion rate. Sabalenka conceded her serve 14 times and she saved 42% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kvitova | ||||||
| R2 Suarez Navarro | R3 Ostapenko | 1/4 Jabeur | 1/2 Barty | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-0 | 6-2 5-7 6-1 | 7-62 7-64 | 6-4 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 106 | |
| pts | 91-68 | 102-79 | 85-81 | 86-82 | 364-310 | |
| Total points | 159 | 181 | 166 | 168 | 674 | |
| Winners | 33 | 42 | 29 | 34 | 138 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% | 34% | 40% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 47/76 | 66/96 | 53/77 | 53/87 | 219/336 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 69% | 69% | 61% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 33/47 | 42/66 | 29/53 | 34/53 | 138/219 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 64% | 55% | 64% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/29 | 12/30 | 13/24 | 18/34 | 63/117 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 40% | 54% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 8/17 | 5/8 | 4/4 | 21/38 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 47% | 63% | 100% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 28 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/9 | 3/8 | 4/8 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 44% | 38% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 275 | |
| Sabalenka | ||||||
| R2 Kontaveit | R3 Sakkari | 1/4 Zheng | 1/2 Kuznetsova | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 2-6 7-5 | 6-3 6-0 | 3-6 7-62 6-3 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 97 | |
| pts | 103-100 | 52-27 | 102-94 | 66-48 | 323-269 | |
| Total points | 203 | 79 | 196 | 114 | 592 | |
| Winners | 37 | 23 | 47 | 31 | 138 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 44% | 46% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 60/92 | 27/44 | 68/103 | 43/57 | 198/296 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 61% | 66% | 75% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 37/60 | 23/27 | 47/68 | 31/43 | 138/198 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 85% | 69% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/32 | 7/17 | 14/35 | 7/14 | 45/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 41% | 40% | 50% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 5/7 | 4/8 | 4/5 | 19/31 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 71% | 50% | 80% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 24 | |
| Saved | 3/9 | 3/4 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 75% | 38% | 33% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 250 | |
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