Sofia Kenin and Alison Van Uytvanck will face off in the semifinal of the Open 6 Sens for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sofia Kenin who should win in 3 sets.
Sofia Kenin -> 1.66
Alison Van Uytvanck -> 2.20
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Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Alison Van Uytvanck
This will be the 4th time that Sofia Kenin and Alison Van Uytvanck square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Van Uytvanck (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Kenin won 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Mallorca back in 2018.
Sofia Kenin
Ranked no. 5 (career high), Sofia got to the 2nd round after defeating Vitalia Diatchenko 6-4 6-3, Jaqueline Cristian 6-75 7-5 6-4 and Oceane Dodin 6-1 6-75 6-2.
In the quarter, The American defeated Dodin (6-1 6-75 6-2). During the match Kenin scored 98 points vs Dodin’s 84. Kenin was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Kenin blasted 11 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Sofia Kenin was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (44/60) of her 1st serve and 52% (11/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. The American broke Dodin 6 times after converting 43% of her break points (6/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kenin has dropped 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Kenin has a weak record in the last 7 years having won 45% of her matches (58-47). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kenin has a 215-122 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Her best result of the season was managing to win the title in at the Australian Open where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 4-6 6-2 6-2.
Kenin has a 13-5 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Lyon
Sofia didn’t compete in Lyon in 2019.
Alison Van Uytvanck
Ranked no. 62, the Belgian reached the 2nd round after defeating Katarzyna Kawa 6-1 6-3, Viktoriya Tomova 3-6 6-4 7-62 and Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-2.
In the quarter, Alison had a good straight sets win against Garcia (6-2 6-2). During the match Van Uytvanck scored 65 points vs Garcia’s 47. The Belgian was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Van Uytvanck blasted 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Alison Van Uytvanck conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 8 break points. Furthermore, Van Uytvanck put 63% of her first serves in, winning 81% (34/42) of the points behind her 1st serve and 36% (9/25) on the 2nd serve. Alison broke Garcia 4 times after converting 50% of her break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Van Uytvanck has a fantastic record in the last 10 years having won 71% of her matches (494-203). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Van Uytvanck has a 313-203 win-loss record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Van Uytvanck has a 7-5 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Lyon
The Belgian didn’t compete in Lyon in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kenin | Van Uytvanck |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 82 | 64 |
| Pts | 289-259 | 229-183 |
| Total Points | 548 | 412 |
| Winners | 126 | 96 |
| %Winners | 44% | 42% |
Both Kenin and Van Uytvanck played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Sofia Kenin conceded 2 sets, while Alison Van Uytvanck dropper 1 set. Kenin has played 1 sets more than Van Uytvanck (8 vs 7). Therefore, Kenin played 18 games more than Van Uytvanck. Kenin scored 126 winners (44% on total points). On the other side, Alison blasted 96 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kenin | Van Uytvanck |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 185/255 | 139/217 |
| %1st in | 73% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 126/185 | 96/139 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 33/70 | 33/78 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 42% |
Kenin blasted 18 aces (6 per match). Van Uytvanck blasted 4 aces (1.3 per match). Kenin won 68% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Van Uytvanck won 69% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kenin | Van Uytvanck |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 16 |
| Converted | 18/46 | 16/29 |
| % Converted | 39% | 55% |
| Conceded | 21 | 27 |
| Saved | 13 | 18 |
| % Saved | 62% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 9 |
Sofia broke her opponents 18 times with 39% conversion rate. Kenin conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded. Van Uytvanck broke her opponents 16 times with 55% conversion rate. Van Uytvanck conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kenin | |||||
| R1 Diatchenko | R2 Cristian | 1/4 Dodin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-75 7-5 6-4 | 6-1 6-75 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 35 | 28 | 82 | |
| pts | 74-64 | 117-111 | 98-84 | 289-259 | |
| Total points | 138 | 228 | 182 | 548 | |
| Winners | 23 | 59 | 44 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 50% | 45% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 38/55 | 87/119 | 60/81 | 185/255 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 73% | 74% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 23/38 | 59/87 | 44/60 | 126/185 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 68% | 73% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/17 | 14/32 | 11/21 | 33/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 44% | 52% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/18 | 6/14 | 6/14 | 18/46 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 43% | 43% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 12 | 3 | 21 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 8/12 | 2/3 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 67% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 1 | 167 | |
| Van Uytvanck | |||||
| R1 Kawa | R2 Tomova | 1/4 Garcia | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 3-6 6-4 7-62 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 32 | 16 | 64 | |
| pts | 61-36 | 103-100 | 65-47 | 229-183 | |
| Total points | 97 | 203 | 112 | 412 | |
| Winners | 22 | 40 | 34 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% | 52% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 27/40 | 70/110 | 42/67 | 139/217 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 64% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 22/27 | 40/70 | 34/42 | 96/139 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 57% | 81% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/13 | 14/40 | 9/25 | 33/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 35% | 36% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 8/12 | 4/8 | 16/29 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 67% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 19 | 8 | 27 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 10/19 | 8/8 | 18 | |
| Saved % | – | 53% | 100% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 9 | 0 | 200 | |
Tennis Scores in Lyon
- Alison Van UytvanckVan Uytvanck – Caroline GarciaGarcia (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Sofia KeninKenin – Oceane DodinDodin (6-1 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (6-2 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Anna-Lena FriedsamFriedsam – Viktoria KuzmovaKuzmova (3-6 7-64 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Sofia KeninKenin – Alison Van UytvanckVan Uytvanck (1-2) – See H2H details
- Darya KasatkinaKasatkina – Anna-Lena FriedsamFriedsam (2-0) – See H2H details