Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek will face off in the final of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3 pm on Court Philippe CHATRIER . 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 Iga Swiatek who should win in 3 sets.
Iga Swiatek -> 1.67
Sofia Kenin -> 2.48
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Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Iga Swiatek
There is no head to head record between Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Sofia Kenin
Ranked no. 6, Sofia got to the final after beating 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, Danielle Rose Collins 6-4 4-6 6-0 and Petra Kvitova 6-4 7-5.
In the semifinal, Sofia had a good straight sets win against Kvitova (6-4 7-5). During the match Kenin scored 75 points vs Kvitova’s 71. The American was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kenin struck 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Sofia Kenin lost the serve twice and she saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Kenin put 69% of her first serves in, winning 67% (38/57) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (11/26) on the 2nd serve. Kenin broke Kvitova 4 times after converting 80% of her break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kenin has lost 4 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points she played.
Kenin has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 64% of her matches (226-125). 6-1 on clay in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Kenin has a 61-40 record in the last 7 years on clay.
Her best result of the season was conquering 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.
The American has a 24-8 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Kenin lost in the 4th round to Ashleigh Barty.
Iga Swiatek
Ranked no. 54, Swiatek got to the final after defeating Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-2, Su-Wei Hsieh 6-1 6-4, Eugenie Bouchard 6-3 6-2, Simona Halep 6-1 6-2, Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 and Nadia Podoroska 6-2 6-1
.In the semifinal, The Pole had a good straight sets win against Podoroska (6-2 6-1). During the match Swiatek scored 61 points vs Podoroska’s 34. Iga was exceptionally aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about serving, Swiatek was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Iga Swiatek lost the serve once and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Swiatek put 53% of her first serves in, winning 70% (19/27) of the points behind her 1st serve and 67% (16/24) on the 2nd serve. The Pole broke Podoroska 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Swiatek hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points she played.
Iga’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals at the French Open .
Iga has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The Pole lost in the 4th round to Simona Halep.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kenin | Swiatek |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 16 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 139 | 95 |
| Pts | 503-419 | 371-245 |
| Total Points | 922 | 616 |
| Winners | 204 | 112 |
| %Winners | 41% | 30% |
Both Kenin and Swiatek played 6 matches. At the moment, Sofia Kenin lost 4 sets while Iga Swiatek hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kenin has played 4 sets more than Swiatek (16 vs 12). Therefore, Kenin played 44 games more than Swiatek. Sofia scored 204 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Swiatek recorded 112 winners (30%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kenin | Swiatek |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 310/469 | 167/288 |
| %1st in | 66% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 204/310 | 112/167 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 73/159 | 76/121 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 63% |
Kenin managed to score 6 aces (1 per match). Swiatek managed to score 3 aces (0.5 per match). Kenin won 66% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Swiatek won 67% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kenin | Swiatek |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 34 | 32 |
| Converted | 34/59 | 32/72 |
| % Converted | 58% | 44% |
| Conceded | 58 | 24 |
| Saved | 40 | 15 |
| % Saved | 69% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 18 | 9 |
The American broke her opponents 34 times with a 58% conversion rate. The American dropped her serve 18 times and she saved 69% of the break points that she conceded. Swiatek broke her opponents 32 times with a 44% conversion rate. Swiatek conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kenin | ||||||||
| R1 Samsonova | R2 Bogdan | R3 Maria Bara | R4 Ferro | 1/4 Collins | 1/2 Kvitova | 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 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 139 | |
| pts | 87-89 | 86-72 | 71-48 | 90-68 | 94-71 | 75-71 | 503-419 | |
| Total points | 176 | 158 | 119 | 158 | 165 | 146 | 922 | |
| Winners | 30 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 40 | 38 | 204 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 40% | 45% | 33% | 43% | 51% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 51/84 | 49/79 | 51/69 | 49/73 | 53/81 | 57/83 | 310/469 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 62% | 74% | 67% | 65% | 69% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 30/51 | 34/49 | 32/51 | 30/49 | 40/53 | 38/57 | 204/310 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 69% | 63% | 61% | 75% | 67% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/33 | 14/30 | 7/18 | 13/24 | 13/28 | 11/26 | 73/159 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 47% | 39% | 54% | 46% | 42% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/10 | 6/9 | 7/13 | 5/9 | 4/5 | 34/59 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 60% | 67% | 54% | 56% | 80% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 58 | |
| Saved | 3/8 | 9/13 | 10/11 | 2/6 | 6/8 | 10/12 | 40 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 69% | 91% | 33% | 75% | 83% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| Swiatek | ||||||||
| R1 Vondrousova | R2 Hsieh | R3 Bouchard | R4 Halep | 1/4 Trevisan | 1/2 Podoroska | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 95 | |
| pts | 57-34 | 62-44 | 61-45 | 66-43 | 64-45 | 61-34 | 371-245 | |
| Total points | 91 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 95 | 616 | |
| Winners | 19 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 24% | 25% | 32% | 36% | 31% | 30% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 30/47 | 23/44 | 24/48 | 26/42 | 37/56 | 27/51 | 167/288 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 52% | 50% | 62% | 66% | 53% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 19/30 | 15/23 | 15/24 | 21/26 | 23/37 | 19/27 | 112/167 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 65% | 63% | 81% | 62% | 70% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/17 | 11/21 | 14/24 | 11/16 | 11/19 | 16/24 | 76/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 52% | 58% | 69% | 58% | 67% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 32 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 6/16 | 6/13 | 4/14 | 6/11 | 5/9 | 32/72 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 38% | 46% | 29% | 55% | 56% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 24 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 4/5 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 25% | 33% | – | 78% | 80% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Sofia KeninKenin (0-0) – H2H and prediction