Sofia Kenin and Petra Kvitova will clash against each other in the semifinal of the French Open for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5 pm on Court Philippe CHATRIER . In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Kvitova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 1.58
Sofia Kenin -> 2.71
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Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Petra Kvitova
This will be the 3rd time that Sofia Kenin and Petra Kvitova play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Kvitova won 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the 3rd round in Miami back in 2018.
Sofia Kenin
Ranked no. 6, Sofia reached the 3rd round after defeating Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 3-6 6-3, Ana Bogdan 3-6 6-3 6-2, Irina Maria Bara 6-2 6-0, Fiona Ferro 2-6 6-2 6-1 and Danielle Rose Collins 6-4 4-6 6-0.
In the quarter, The American defeated Collins (6-4 4-6 6-0). During the match Kenin and Collins scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 6 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match.
Talking about the service games, Kenin couldn’t to score even 1 ace in the match and she was very steady in conceding no double faults. Sofia Kenin conceded no breaks for the entire match to put NAN% of her first serves in, win NAN% (/) of the points behind her 1st serve and NAN% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kenin has conceded 4 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Kenin has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 64% of her matches (225-125). 5-1 on clay in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Kenin has a 60-40 record in the last 7 years on clay.
Her best result of the current season was managing to win the title in at the Australian Open where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 4-6 6-2 6-2 and in Lyon where she beat Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final 6-2 4-6 6-4.
Sofia has a 23-8 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Sofia surrendered in the 4th round to Ashleigh Barty.
Petra Kvitova
Ranked no. 11, Kvitova reached the 3rd round after defeating Oceane Dodin 6-3 7-5, Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-3, Leylah Annie Fernandez 7-5 6-3, Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-4 and Laura Siegemund 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Siegemund (6-3 6-3). During the match Kvitova and Siegemund scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 6 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match.
Talking about serving, Kvitova was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Petra Kvitova conceded no breaks for the entire match to put NAN% of her first serves in, win NAN% (/) of the points behind her 1st serve and NAN% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kvitova hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
The Czech’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Doha.
The Czech has a 20-5 win-loss record in 2020, 5-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Kvitova didn’t compete at the French Open in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kenin | Kvitova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 14 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 117 | 96 |
| Pts | 334-277 | 304-249 |
| Total Points | 611 | 553 |
| Winners | 126 | 109 |
| %Winners | 38% | 36% |
Both Kenin and Kvitova played 5 matches. At the moment, Sofia Kenin conceded 4 sets while Petra Kvitova hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kenin has played 4 sets more than Kvitova (14 vs 10). Therefore, Kenin played 21 games more than Kvitova. Kenin scored 126 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Kvitova scored 109 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kenin | Kvitova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 1st in | 200/305 | 158/253 |
| %1st in | 66% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 126/200 | 109/158 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 49/105 | 49/95 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 52% |
Kenin recorded 2 aces (0.4 per match). Kvitova fired 18 aces (3.6 per match). Kenin won 63% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Kvitova won 69% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kenin | Kvitova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 25 | 20 |
| Converted | 25/45 | 20/52 |
| % Converted | 56% | 38% |
| Conceded | 38 | 22 |
| Saved | 24 | 13 |
| % Saved | 63% | 59% |
| Times Broken | 14 | 9 |
Sofia broke her opponents 25 times with a 56% conversion rate. Sofia dropped her serve 14 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded. Kvitova broke her opponents 20 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Czech conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 59% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kenin | |||||||
| R1 Samsonova |
R2 Bogdan |
R3 Maria Bara |
R4 Ferro |
1/4 Collins |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-0 | 2-6 6-2 6-1 | 6-4 4-6 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 117 | |
| pts | 87-89 | 86-72 | 71-48 | 90-68 | – | 334-277 | |
| Total points | 176 | 158 | 119 | 158 | 0 | 611 | |
| Winners | 30 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 126 | ||
| %Winners | 34% | 40% | 45% | 33% | NAN% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1st in | 51/84 | 49/79 | 51/69 | 49/73 | / | 200/305 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 62% | 74% | 67% | NAN% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 30/51 | 34/49 | 32/51 | 30/49 | / | 126/200 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 69% | 63% | 61% | NAN% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/33 | 14/30 | 7/18 | 13/24 | / | 49/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 47% | 39% | 54% | NAN% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | ||
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/10 | 6/9 | 7/13 | / | 25/45 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 60% | 67% | 54% | NAN% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 38 | ||
| Saved | 3/8 | 9/13 | 10/11 | 2/6 | 0/ | 24 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 69% | 91% | 33% | – | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Kvitova | |||||||
| R1 Dodin |
R2 Paolini |
R3 Annie |
R4 Zhang |
1/4 Siegemund |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-3 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 96 | |
| pts | 71-52 | 75-64 | 88-77 | 70-56 | – | 304-249 | |
| Total points | 123 | 139 | 165 | 126 | 0 | 553 | |
| Winners | 32 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 109 | ||
| %Winners | 45% | 28% | 33% | 39% | NAN% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 1st in | 37/55 | 31/58 | 52/81 | 38/59 | / | 158/253 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 53% | 64% | 64% | NAN% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 32/37 | 21/31 | 29/52 | 27/38 | / | 109/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 68% | 56% | 71% | NAN% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 11/27 | 15/29 | 12/21 | / | 49/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 41% | 52% | 57% | NAN% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | ||
| Converted | 3/8 | 6/20 | 7/15 | 4/9 | / | 20/52 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 30% | 47% | 44% | NAN% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 22 | ||
| Saved | 0/1 | 3/6 | 9/13 | 1/2 | 0/ | 13 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | 69% | 50% | – | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores at the French Open
- Sofia KeninKenin – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (6-4 4-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Martina TrevisanTrevisan (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Sofia KeninKenin – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (6-4 4-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sofia KeninKenin – Petra KvitovaKvitova (0-2) – H2H and prediction
