FRENCH OPEN STATS. Muguruza beats Zidansek in the 1st round. INTERVIEW

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Muguruza prevails over Zidansek to square off with Kristyna Pliskova in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Garbine Muguruza vs. Tamara Zidansek

Garbine Muguruza victorious over Tamara Zidansek 7-5 4-6 8-6 in the 1st round in Paris on Monday. Muguruza will seek to keep on going in this event against Kristyna Pliskova in the 2nd round.

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Zidansek had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Muguruza in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, Muguruza found the way to come back to break Tamara 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when the Spaniard won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the game count from 0-3 to 5-3.

The Spaniard converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Also, on the other side, the Slovenian converted 22% of her break points (2/9). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 89 points. Muguruza conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Zidansek (48-41). Muguruza lost 22 points on serve (28-22). On the other side, the Slovenian conceded 20 points on serve (19-20).

Tamara won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (3-4) game, Zidansek broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th () game to conquer the set 6-4.

Zidansek converted 33% of her break points (3/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Muguruza converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 69 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Slovenian won just 3 points more than Muguruza (36-33). The Slovenian surrendered 15 points on serve (16-15). On the other side, Muguruza conceded 20 points on serve (18-20).

Zidansek had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Muguruza in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, Garbine succeeded in coming back to break Zidansek in the 5th (2-3) game before winning the set (8-6).

Garbine converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 11th (5-5 30-40) and the 13th game (6-6 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Zidansek converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-3 30-40).

They contested 106 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Muguruza won just 2 more points than Zidansek (54-52). The Spaniard lost 20 points on serve (29-20). On the losing side, Zidansek conceded 25 points on serve (32-25).

Muguruza will add to her prize money € 24,000 after winning this match. She has won already € 84,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Garbine will add € 42,000 to her earnings to get in total € 126,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Muguruza
Zidansek
Garbine Muguruza
7-5 4-6 8-6
3h:01
Tamara Zidansek
134
134
Total points
129
129
52
52
Winners
52
52
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
64
64
Unforced
45
45
59%
59%
Ratio Unforced
41%
41%
15/42
15/42
Net Approaches
11/15
11/15
36%
36%
Perc
73%
73%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
0
0
8
8
Double Faults
5
5
63%
63%
1st in
76%
76%
60%
60%
1st won
54%
54%
52/86
52/86
1st won
52/96
52/96
44%
44%
2nd won
48%
48%
22/50
22/50
2nd won
15/31
15/31
173
173
Fastest serve
161
161
150
150
AVG 1st Serve
139
139
127
127
AVG 2nd Serve
122
122
-- Break Points --
7/19
7/19
Total
6/22
6/22
37%
37%
Won
27%
27%
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At the end of the match, Muguruza scored 134 points vs. the Slovenian’s 129.

The Spaniard won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points as she converted only 37% (7/19) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Zidansek was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 27% – 6/22). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Muguruza and Zidansek is 1-0 for Garbine.

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Draw and next match H2H: Garbine Muguruza vs. Kristyna Pliskova – stats

Muguruza will take on Pliskova in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Garbine Muguruza and Kristyna Pliskova since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

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