Paula Badosa Gibert and Eugenie Bouchard will square off in the semifinal of the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2.30 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 Eugenie Bouchard who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Eugenie Bouchard is the pick to win this match.
Eugenie Bouchard -> 1.80
Paula Badosa Gibert -> 2.00
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Prediction and head to head Paula Badosa Gibert vs. Eugenie Bouchard
This will be the 2nd time that Paula Badosa Gibert and Eugenie Bouchard face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
Paula Badosa Gibert
Ranked no. 94, the Spaniard got to the semifinal after beating Katarina Zavatska 6-1 6-2, Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-1 6-4 and Polona Hercog 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Hercog, Badosa recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Badosa scored 105 points vs Hercog’s 97. Paula was very aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Badosa couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the encounter and she committed only 3 double faults. Paula Badosa Gibert lost the serve 6 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Badosa put 66% of her first serves in, winning 55% (34/62) of the points behind her 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the 2nd serve. Badosa broke Hercog 7 times after converting 39% of her break points (7/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Paula has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points she played.
Badosa has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 65% of her matches (245-133). 3-0 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Badosa has a 126-68 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Badosa’s best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in the W60 Burnie.
Badosa has a 10-6 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Istanbul
Badosa didn’t play in Istanbul in 2019.
Eugenie Bouchard
Ranked no. 272, Eugenie got to the semifinal after beating Ivana Jorovic 6-2 7-69, Leonie Kung 6-4 6-4, Viktoriya Tomova 6-2 6-4, Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-63 6-75 6-2 and Danka Kovinic 3-6 6-4 7-5.
In the quarter against Kovinic, Eugenie recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 7-5). During the match Bouchard scored 115 points vs Kovinic’s 111. Bouchard was pretty aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Bouchard wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Eugenie Bouchard lost the serve 3 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Bouchard put 68% of her first serves in, winning 69% (51/74) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (16/35) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Kovinic 4 times after converting 27% of her break points (4/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The Canadian has a 11-5 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Istanbul
Eugenie didn’t play in Istanbul in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Badosa | Bouchard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 124 |
| Pts | 225-175 | 458-395 |
| Total Points | 400 | 853 |
| Winners | 77 | 173 |
| %Winners | 34% | 38% |
Badosa played 3 matches while Bouchard competed in 5 matches. Bouchard started her run from the qualifications while Badosa had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Paula Badosa Gibert conceded 1 set, while Eugenie Bouchard dropper 2 sets. Badosa has played 5 set(s) less than Bouchard (7 vs 12). Therefore, Badosa played 63 games less than Bouchard. Badosa scored 77 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The Canadian bagged 173 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Badosa | Bouchard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| 1st in | 122/185 | 273/404 |
| %1st in | 66% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 77/122 | 173/273 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 29/63 | 77/131 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 59% |
Badosa bagged 4 aces (1.3 per match). Bouchard bagged 12 aces (2.4 per match). Badosa won 63% points on her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Bouchard won 63% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Badosa | Bouchard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 23 |
| Converted | 21/34 | 23/53 |
| % Converted | 62% | 43% |
| Conceded | 21 | 32 |
| Saved | 10 | 19 |
| % Saved | 48% | 59% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 13 |
The Spaniard broke her opponents 21 times with a 62% conversion rate. Badosa lost her serve 11 times and she saved 48% of the break points that she conceded. The Canadian broke her opponents 23 times with a 43% conversion rate. Eugenie conceded her serve 13 times and she saved 59% of the break points that she conceded.
| Badosa | |||||
| R1 Zavatska |
R2 Sorribes Tormo |
1/4 Hercog |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 17 | 29 | 61 | |
| pts | 55-35 | 65-43 | 105-97 | 225-175 | |
| Total points | 90 | 108 | 202 | 400 | |
| Winners | 20 | 23 | 34 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 35% | 32% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 27/37 | 33/54 | 62/94 | 122/185 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 61% | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 20/27 | 23/33 | 34/62 | 77/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 70% | 55% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 2/10 | 9/21 | 18/32 | 29/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 20% | 43% | 56% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Converted | 7/8 | 7/8 | 7/18 | 21/34 | |
| Converted % | 88% | 88% | 39% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 4/7 | 6/12 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 57% | 50% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| Bouchard | |||||||
| Q1 Jorovic |
Q3 Kung |
R1 Tomova |
R2 Kuznetsova |
1/4 Kovinic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-69 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | 7-63 6-75 6-2 | 3-6 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 20 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 124 | |
| pts | 84-68 | 72-63 | 72-52 | 115-101 | 115-111 | 458-395 | |
| Total points | 152 | 135 | 124 | 216 | 226 | 853 | |
| Winners | 28 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 51 | 173 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 32% | 33% | 41% | 44% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 45/71 | 41/62 | 43/61 | 70/101 | 74/109 | 273/404 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 66% | 70% | 69% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 28/45 | 23/41 | 24/43 | 47/70 | 51/74 | 173/273 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 56% | 56% | 67% | 69% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/26 | 11/21 | 11/18 | 19/31 | 16/35 | 77/131 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 52% | 61% | 61% | 46% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 6/12 | 6/9 | 5/11 | 4/15 | 23/53 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 50% | 67% | 45% | 27% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/7 | 6/9 | 2/5 | 6/9 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 43% | 67% | 40% | 67% | 106% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWW Tennis Scores in Istanbul
- Tereza MartincovaMartincova – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Patricia Maria TigMaria Tig – Rebecca PetersonPeterson (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Polona HercogHercog (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Eugenie BouchardBouchard – Danka KovinicKovinic (3-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexa Guarachi/Desirae KrawczykGuarachi/Desirae Krawczyk – Elixane Lechemia/Ingrid NeelLechemia/Ingrid Neel (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Eugenie BouchardBouchard – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tereza MartincovaMartincova – Patricia Maria TigMaria Tig (0-0) – H2H and prediction
