Petra Martic and Anett Kontaveit will play each other in the semifinal of the Palermo Ladies Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5 pm on Center Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Martic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Petra Martic is the pick to win this match.
Petra Martic -> 1.66
Anett Kontaveit -> 2.20
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Prediction and head to head Petra Martic vs. Anett Kontaveit
This will be the 2nd time that Petra Martic and Anett Kontaveit clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Martic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Martic won 7-64 6-1 in the quarter in Dubai back in February 2020.
Highlights Petra Martic vs Petra Martic – Dubai 20-February-2020
Petra Martic
Ranked no. 15, Petra got to the quarter after beating Alison Van Uytvanck 6-0 6-3, Liudmila Samsonova 5-7 6-4 6-2 and Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-65 7-63.
In the quarter, Martic had a good straight sets win against Sasnovich (7-65 7-63). During the match Martic scored 98 points vs Sasnovich’s 90. Petra was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Martic bagged 4 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Petra Martic lost the serve 4 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Martic put 56% of her first serves in, winning 59% (33/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (24/44) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Sasnovich 4 times after converting 57% of her break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Martic has lost 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points she played.
Martic has a a marvellous record in the last 10 years having won 72% of her matches (512-202). 3-0 on clay in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Martic has a 251-174 record in the last 10 years on clay.
Petra’s best result of the year was getting to the semi-finals in Dubai.
The Croatian has a 8-5 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Palermo
Martic didn’t compete in Palermo in 2019.
Anett Kontaveit
Ranked no. 22, Anett got to the quarter after defeating Patricia Maria Tig 6-3 6-3, Laura Siegemund 3-6 6-2 6-2 and Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1 4-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Anett defeated Cocciaretto (6-1 4-6 6-1). During the match Kontaveit scored 90 points vs Cocciaretto’s 72. Kontaveit was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Kontaveit struck 5 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Anett Kontaveit lost the serve 3 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kontaveit put 61% of her first serves in, winning 63% (29/46) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (16/29) on the 2nd serve. Anett broke Cocciaretto 7 times after converting 64% of her break points (7/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Anett has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Kontaveit has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 68% of her matches (442-207). 3-0 on clay in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kontaveit has a 341-170 record in the last 10 years on clay.
Kontaveit has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Palermo
Anett didn’t play in Palermo in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Martic | Kontaveit |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 67 |
| Pts | 258-222 | 255-212 |
| Total Points | 480 | 467 |
| Winners | 107 | 93 |
| %Winners | 41% | 36% |
Both Martic and Kontaveit played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Petra Martic conceded 1 set, while Anett Kontaveit dropper 2 sets. Martic has played 1 set(s) less than Kontaveit (7 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Martic played 4 games more than Kontaveit. Martic scored 107 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Anett bagged 93 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Martic | Kontaveit |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 4.7 |
| 1st in | 161/257 | 144/233 |
| %1st in | 63% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 107/161 | 93/144 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 51/96 | 42/89 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 47% |
Martic managed to score 12 aces (4 per match). Kontaveit bagged 14 aces (4.7 per match). Martic won 66% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Kontaveit won 65% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Martic | Kontaveit |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 19 |
| Converted | 12/23 | 19/32 |
| % Converted | 52% | 59% |
| Conceded | 29 | 26 |
| Saved | 23 | 16 |
| % Saved | 79% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 10 |
Petra broke her opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. Martic conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 79% of the break points that she conceded. Kontaveit broke her opponents 19 times with a 59% conversion rate. Kontaveit conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded.
| Martic | |||||
| R1 Van Uytvanck |
R2 Samsonova |
1/4 Sasnovich |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 | 5-7 6-4 6-2 | 7-65 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 30 | 26 | 71 | |
| pts | 57-37 | 103-95 | 98-90 | 258-222 | |
| Total points | 94 | 198 | 188 | 480 | |
| Winners | 25 | 49 | 33 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 48% | 34% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 32/51 | 73/106 | 56/100 | 161/257 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 69% | 56% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 25/32 | 49/73 | 33/56 | 107/161 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 67% | 59% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 16/33 | 24/44 | 51/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 48% | 55% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 12/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 57% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 14 | 11 | 29 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 12/14 | 7/11 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 86% | 64% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 4 | 100 | |
| Kontaveit | |||||
| R1 Maria Tig |
R2 Siegemund |
1/4 Cocciaretto |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 3-6 6-2 6-2 | 6-1 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 25 | 24 | 67 | |
| pts | 68-53 | 97-87 | 90-72 | 255-212 | |
| Total points | 121 | 184 | 162 | 467 | |
| Winners | 26 | 38 | 29 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 39% | 32% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 35/57 | 63/101 | 46/75 | 144/233 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 62% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 38/63 | 29/46 | 93/144 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 60% | 63% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/22 | 18/38 | 16/29 | 42/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 47% | 55% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 19/32 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 55% | 64% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 14 | 7 | 26 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 10/14 | 4/7 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 71% | 57% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 3 | 233 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Palermo
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (4-6 7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-1 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Petra MarticMartic – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (7-65 7-63) – See score progression
- Fiona FerroFerro – Sara ErraniErrani (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-1 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Fiona FerroFerro – Sara ErraniErrani (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (4-6 7-6(5) 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Petra MarticMartic – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (1-0) – See H2H details
- Fiona FerroFerro – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (0-0) – See H2H details
