Magdalena Frech and Cristina Bucsa will play each other in the semifinal of Saint-Malo (W60+H) for the 2nd time of their career. 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 Magdalena Frech who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Magdalena Frech is the pick to win this match.
Magdalena Frech -> 1.52
Cristina Bucsa -> 2.53
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Prediction and head to head Magdalena Frech vs. Cristina Bucsa
This will be the 2nd time that Magdalena Frech and Cristina Bucsa clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Frech (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
Magdalena Frech
Ranked no. 158, the Pole got to the semifinal after beating Elitsa Kostova 6-3 6-3, Elsa Jacquemot 6-2 6-4 and Eva Guerrero Alvarez 6-2 7-610.
In the quarter, Magdalena had a good straight sets win against Guerrero Alvarez (6-2 7-610). During the match Frech scored 75 points vs Guerrero Alvarez’s 65. The Pole was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Frech struck 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Magdalena Frech lost the serve 3 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Frech put 57% of her first serves in, winning 74% (32/43) of the points behind her 1st serve and 39% (13/33) on the 2nd serve. Magdalena broke Guerrero Alvarez 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Magdalena hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 56% of the points she played.
Frech has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 61% of her matches (209-134). 7-4 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Frech has a 84-48 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
The Pole has a 16-9 win-loss record in 2020, 7-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Malo
The Pole didn’t play in the Malo in 2019.
Cristina Bucsa
Ranked no. 177, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after defeating Lara Arruabarrena 4-6 6-3 7-5, Margot Yerolymos 6-4 6-0 and Varvara Lepchenko 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, Cristina had a good straight sets win against Lepchenko (6-3 6-4). During the match Bucsa scored 72 points vs Lepchenko’s 59. Cristina was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Bucsa scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Cristina Bucsa was exceptionally effective on serve to win 71% (30/42) of her 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Cristina broke Lepchenko 3 times after converting 30% of her break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bucsa has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Cristina has a 10-8 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Malo
The Spaniard lost in the 2nd round to Veronica Cepede Royg.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Frech | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 66 |
| Pts | 214-168 | 242-207 |
| Total Points | 382 | 449 |
| Winners | 82 | 102 |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% |
Both Frech and Bucsa played 3 matches. At the moment, Cristina Bucsa dropped 1 set while Magdalena Frech hasn’t conceded a set so far. Frech has played 1 set(s) less than Bucsa (6 vs 7). Therefore, Frech played 9 games less than Bucsa. The Pole scored 82 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Bucsa bagged 102 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Frech | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 1st in | 113/194 | 170/223 |
| %1st in | 58% | 76% |
| 1st pts | 82/113 | 102/170 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 60% |
| 2nd pts | 36/81 | 29/53 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 55% |
Frech bagged 4 aces (1.3 per match). Bucsa fired 2 aces (0.7 per match). Frech won 73% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Bucsa won 60% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Frech | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 16 |
| Converted | 15/30 | 16/36 |
| % Converted | 50% | 44% |
| Conceded | 17 | 18 |
| Saved | 10 | 9 |
| % Saved | 59% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 9 |
Frech broke her opponents 15 times with a 50% conversion rate. Frech dropped her serve 7 times and she saved 59% of the break points that she conceded. The Spaniard broke her opponents 16 times with a 44% conversion rate. Cristina conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Frech | |||||
| R1 Kostova |
R2 Jacquemot |
1/4 Guerrero Alvarez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 7-610 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 21 | 57 | |
| pts | 59-42 | 80-61 | 75-65 | 214-168 | |
| Total points | 101 | 141 | 140 | 382 | |
| Winners | 22 | 28 | 32 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 35% | 43% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 27/44 | 43/74 | 43/76 | 113/194 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 58% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 22/27 | 28/43 | 32/43 | 82/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 65% | 74% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/17 | 16/31 | 13/33 | 36/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 52% | 39% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/12 | 5/8 | 15/30 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 42% | 63% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 6/8 | 4/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 75% | 57% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Bucsa | |||||
| R1 Arruabarrena-Vecino |
R2 Yerolymos |
1/4 Lepchenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 6-0 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 16 | 19 | 66 | |
| pts | 103-97 | 67-51 | 72-59 | 242-207 | |
| Total points | 200 | 118 | 131 | 449 | |
| Winners | 40 | 32 | 30 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 48% | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 75/97 | 53/69 | 42/57 | 170/223 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 77% | 74% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 40/75 | 32/53 | 30/42 | 102/170 | |
| % 1st pts | 53% | 60% | 71% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 7/16 | 10/15 | 29/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 44% | 67% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| Converted | 7/14 | 6/12 | 3/10 | 16/36 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 30% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/9 | 6/8 | 0/1 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 75% | 0% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLLWLLWLWW Tennis Scores in Malo
- Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska – Oceane DodinDodin (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Cristina BucsaBucsa – Varvara LepchenkoLepchenko (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano – Clara BurelBurel (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Magdalena FrechFrech – Eva Guerrero AlvarezGuerrero Alvarez (6-2 7-610) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Cristina BucsaBucsa – Magdalena FrechFrech (0-1) – H2H and prediction
