H2H. Simona Halep vs Magdalena Frech | Prague prediction, odds, preview, pick

Prague. Halep and Frech will square off in the quarter of the Prague Open. See the H2H stats, odds, preview and predictions of their impending match

Mark Hall

14 August 2020

Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Magdalena Frech

Simona Halep and Magdalena Frech will play each other in the quarter of the Prague Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.20
Magdalena Frech -> 4.50

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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Magdalena Frech

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Magdalena Frech since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Simona Halep

Ranked no. 2, Halep got to the quarter after defeating Polona Hercog 6-1 1-6 7-6³ and Barbora Krejcikova 3-6 7-5 6-2.

In the 2^nd round against Krejcikova, Simona recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-2). During the match Halep scored 94 points vs Krejcikova’s 91. The Romanian was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.

Regarding the service games, Halep scored 2 aces and she was not very solid on her 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Simona Halep lost the serve 7 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Halep put 62% of her first serves in, winning 59% (39/66) of the points behind her 1st serve and 33% (13/40) on the 2nd serve. The Romanian broke Krejcikova 9 times after converting 64% of her break points (9/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Simona has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 51% of the points she played.

Halep has a an impressive record in the last 10 years having won 80% of her matches (661-169). 2-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Halep has a 401-167 record in the last 10 years on clay.

Her best result of the year was conquering the title in Dubai where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(5).

Halep has a 12-2 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Prague

Simona didn’t compete in Prague in 2019.

Magdalena Frech

Ranked no. 174, Magdalena reached the quarter after beating Irina Maria Bara 2-6 6-3 6-1, Kaja Juvan 3-6 6-3 6-4, Elena Gabriela Ruse 7-6⁸ 6-3 and Arantxa Rus 6-3 2-6 6-4.

In the 2^nd round, Frech defeated Rus (6-3 2-6 6-4).-78) than Rus. In fact, the world no. 2 won 78 points vs Rus’s. That means that Frech was more focused during the important points. Magdalena was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.

Talking about serving, Frech scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Magdalena Frech lost the serve 5 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Frech put 63% of her first serves in, winning 67% (34/51) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (13/30) on the 2nd serve. The Pole broke Rus 5 times after converting 71% of her break points (5/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Magdalena has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.

Frech has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 63% of her matches (233-139). 4-2 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Frech has a 206-132 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.

The Pole has a 13-7 win-loss record in 2020, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Prague

Magdalena didn’t compete in Prague in 2019.

Live score

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H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Halep	Frech
Match played	2	5
Tot Set	6	13
Tot Games	56	127
Pts	203-196	335-312
Total Points	399	647
Winners	76	133
%Winners	37%	40%

Halep played 2 matches while Frech competed in 5 matches. Frech started her run from the qualifications while Halep had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Simona Halep conceded 2 sets, while Magdalena Frech dropper 5 sets. Halep has played 7 set(s) less than Frech (6 vs 13). Therefore, Halep played 71 games less than Frech. Halep scored 76 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Magdalena scored 133 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Halep	Frech
Aces	3	4
Avg per match	1.5	0.8
1st in	134/204	211/338
%1st in	66%	62%
1st pts	76/134	133/211
%1st pts	57%	63%
2nd pts	26/70	54/127
%2nd pts	37%	43%

Halep managed to score 3 aces (1.5 per match). Frech scored 4 aces (0.8 per match). Halep won 57% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 37% of the points. On the other side, Frech won 63% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 43% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Halep	Frech
Won	15	23
Converted	15/33	23/38
% Converted	45%	61%
Conceded	24	40
Saved	11	22
% Saved	46%	55%
Times Broken	13	18

Halep broke her opponents 15 times with a 45% conversion rate. Halep surrendered her serve 13 times and she saved 46% of the break points that she conceded. The Pole broke her opponents 23 times with a 61% conversion rate. The Pole conceded her serve 18 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded.

	R1 Hercog	R2 Krejcikova	Total
Halep
Score	6-1 1-6 7-6³	3-6 7-5 6-2
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	27	29	56
pts	109-105	94-91	203-196
Total points	214	185	399
Winners	37	39	76
%Winners	34%	41%	37%
SERVE
Aces	1	2	3
Double Faults	8	10	18
1st in	68/98	66/106	134/204
% 1st in	69%	62%	66%
1st pts	37/68	39/66	76/134
% 1st pts	54%	59%	57%
2nd pts	13/30	13/40	26/70
% 2nd pts	43%	33%	37%
Breaks
Won	6	9	15
Converted	6/19	9/14	15/33
Converted %	32%	64%	45%
Conceded	11	13	24
Saved	5/11	6/13	11
Saved %	45%	46%	46%
Times Broken	6	7	550

	Q1 Maria Bara	Q2 Juvan	Q3 Tsurenko	R1 Gabriela Ruse	R2 Rus	Total
Frech
Score	2-6 6-3 6-1	3-6 6-3 6-4	7-6⁷ 7-6²	7-6⁸ 6-3	6-3 2-6 6-4
Tot Set	3	3	2	2	3	13
Tot Games	24	28	26	22	27	127
pts	84-73	91-87	–	82-72	78-80	335-312
Total points	157	178	0	154	158	647
Winners	35	35		29	34	133
%Winners	42%	38%	NAN%	35%	44%	40%
SERVE
Aces	1	0	0	2	1	4
Double Faults	5	3		5	2	15
1st in	55/82	60/100	/	45/75	51/81	211/338
% 1st in	67%	60%	NAN%	60%	63%	62%
1st pts	35/55	35/60	/	29/45	34/51	133/211
% 1st pts	64%	58%	NAN%	64%	67%	63%
2nd pts	10/27	22/40	/	9/30	13/30	54/127
% 2nd pts	37%	55%	NAN%	30%	43%	43%
Breaks
Won	7	5		6	5	23
Converted	7/12	5/9	/	6/10	5/7	23/38
Converted %	58%	56%	NAN%	60%	71%	61%
Conceded	10	11		9	10	40
Saved	5/10	7/11	0/	5/9	5/10	22
Saved %	50%	64%	–	56%	50%	110%
Times Broken	5	4		4	5	260