Kristina Kucova and Clara Tauson will clash against each other in the 4th round of the Prague Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11 am on SPARTA 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 Clara Tauson who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Clara Tauson is the pick to win this match.
Clara Tauson -> 1.37
Kristina Kucova -> 2.99
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Prediction and head to head Kristina Kucova vs. Clara Tauson
There is no head to head record between Kristina Kucova and Clara Tauson since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Kristina Kucova
Ranked no. 173, the Slovakian got to the 4th round after beating Tereza Mrdeza 6-4 6-4, Laura-Ioana Paar 6-3 7-63 and Kyoka Okamura 6-2 6-1.
In the 3rd round, The Slovakian had a good straight sets win against Okamura (6-2 6-1). During the match Kucova scored 59 points vs Okamura’s 34. Kristina was extremely aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kucova wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Kristina Kucova conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 3 break points. Furthermore, Kucova put 64% of her first serves in, winning 63% (19/30) of the points behind her 1st serve and 76% (13/17) on the 2nd serve. Kucova broke Okamura 5 times after converting 71% of her break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Kucova has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of her matches (656-391). 3-0 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Kucova has a 242-188 record in the last 10 years on clay.
Kucova has a 11-8 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague
Kristina didn’t compete in the Prague in 2019.
Clara Tauson
Ranked no. 208 (career high), Clara got to the 4th round after defeating Linda Fruhvirtova 6-3 6-2, Sara Errani 6-3 7-5 and Maja Chwalinska 7-62 6-2.
In the 3rd round, Tauson had a good straight sets win against Chwalinska (7-62 6-2). During the match Tauson scored 71 points vs Chwalinska’s 61. Clara was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Tauson recorded 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Clara Tauson lost the serve 3 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Tauson put 63% of her first serves in, winning 64% (32/50) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the 2nd serve. Tauson broke Chwalinska 5 times after converting 71% of her break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dane hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Tauson has a fantastic record in the last 4 years having won 75% of her matches (94-31). 8-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Tauson has a 88-22 win-loss record in the last 4 years on clay.
Clara has a 18-2 win-loss record in 2020, 8-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague
The Dane didn’t compete in the Prague in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kucova | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 59 |
| Pts | 234-184 | 210-167 |
| Total Points | 418 | 377 |
| Winners | 83 | 86 |
| %Winners | 35% | 41% |
Both Kucova and Tauson played 3 matches. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kucova and Tauson have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Kucova played 2 games less than Tauson. Kristina scored 83 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Tauson managed to score 86 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kucova | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 133/214 | 134/206 |
| %1st in | 62% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 83/133 | 86/134 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 35/81 | 38/72 |
| %2nd pts | 43% | 53% |
Kucova managed to score 1 ace (0.3 per match). Tauson also made 6 aces (2 per match). Kucova won 62% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 43% of the points. On the other side, Tauson won 64% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kucova | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 15 |
| Converted | 18/30 | 15/28 |
| % Converted | 60% | 54% |
| Conceded | 34 | 20 |
| Saved | 24 | 12 |
| % Saved | 71% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 8 |
Kristina broke her opponents 18 times with a 60% conversion rate. Kucova lost her serve 10 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded. The Dane broke her opponents 15 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Dane conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kucova | |||||
| R1 Mrdeza |
R2 Andrei |
R3 Okamura |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 7-63 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 22 | 15 | 57 | |
| pts | 80-71 | 95-79 | 59-34 | 234-184 | |
| Total points | 151 | 174 | 93 | 418 | |
| Winners | 24 | 40 | 19 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 42% | 32% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 40/74 | 63/93 | 30/47 | 133/214 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 68% | 64% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 24/40 | 40/63 | 19/30 | 83/133 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 63% | 63% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/34 | 10/30 | 13/17 | 35/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 33% | 76% | 43% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 7/11 | 6/12 | 5/7 | 18/30 | |
| Converted % | 64% | 50% | 71% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 16 | 15 | 3 | 34 | |
| Saved | 11/16 | 10/15 | 3/3 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 69% | 67% | 100% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Tauson | |||||
| R1 Fruhvirtova |
R2 Errani |
R3 Chwalinska |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 7-5 | 7-62 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 21 | 21 | 59 | |
| pts | 56-36 | 83-70 | 71-61 | 210-167 | |
| Total points | 92 | 153 | 132 | 377 | |
| Winners | 26 | 28 | 32 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 34% | 45% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 36/54 | 48/73 | 50/79 | 134/206 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 66% | 63% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 28/48 | 32/50 | 86/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 58% | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/18 | 15/25 | 15/29 | 38/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 60% | 52% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 5/15 | 5/7 | 15/28 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 33% | 71% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 2/5 | 9/12 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 40% | 75% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLLLWWWLW Tennis Scores in Prague
- Valentini GrammatikopoulouGrammatikopoulou – Robin AndersonAnderson (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Anna SchmiedlovaSchmiedlova – Jaqueline CristianCristian (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Maryna ZanevskaZanevska – Lara ArruabarrenaArruabarrena (6-3 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Sabine LisickiLisicki – Chihiro MuramatsuMuramatsu (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Marie BenoitBenoit – Irina Maria BaraMaria Bara (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Georgina Garcia-PerezGarcia-Perez – Pemra OzgenOzgen (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Cagla BuyukakcayBuyukakcay – Giulia Gatto-MonticoneGatto-Monticone (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto – Bibiane SchoofsSchoofs (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Miriam KolodziejovaKolodziejova (6-2 6-76 6-2) – See score progression
- Clara TausonTauson – Maja ChwalinskaChwalinska (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Ivana JorovicJorovic – Mayar SherifSherif (7-65 6-1) – See score progression
- Jessica PieriPieri – Leonie KungKung (1-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Kristina KucovaKucova – Kyoka OkamuraOkamura (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Francesca JonesJones – Andrea Lazaro GarciaLazaro Garcia (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Marina MelnikovaMelnikova – Lara SaldenSalden (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Francesca JonesJones – Sabine LisickiLisicki (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kristina KucovaKucova – Clara TausonTauson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jessica PieriPieri – Ivana JorovicJorovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marie BenoitBenoit – Cagla BuyukakcayBuyukakcay (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maryna ZanevskaZanevska – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Marina MelnikovaMelnikova – Renata ZarazuaZarazua (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Valentini GrammatikopoulouGrammatikopoulou – Anna SchmiedlovaSchmiedlova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Georgina Garcia-PerezGarcia-Perez – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (0-0) – H2H and prediction
