Aryna Sabalenka and Jennifer Brady will play each other in the semifinal of the J&T Banka Ostrava Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Jennifer Brady who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jennifer Brady is the pick to win this match.
Jennifer Brady -> 1.72
Aryna Sabalenka -> 2.22

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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jennifer Brady

There is no head to head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Jennifer Brady since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Aryna Sabalenka

Ranked no. 12, the Belarussian got to the semifinal after defeating Cori Gauff 1-6 7-5 7-62 and Sara Sorribes Tormo 0-6 6-4 6-0.

In the quarter against Sorribes Tormo, Sabalenka recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 6-4 6-0). During the match Sabalenka scored 77 points vs Sorribes Tormo’s 73. Aryna was pretty aggressive to blast 25 winners.

Regarding the service games, Sabalenka scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and she committed only 4 double faults. Aryna Sabalenka lost the serve 5 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Sabalenka put 60% of her first serves in, winning 63% (25/40) of the points behind her 1st serve and 37% (10/27) on the 2nd serve. Sabalenka broke Sorribes Tormo 6 times after converting 50% of her break points (6/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Sabalenka has lost 2 set in this event to win 50% of the points she played.

Sabalenka has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 64% of her matches (178-100). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sabalenka has a 21-14 win-loss record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.

Her best result of the season was winning the title in Doha where she defeated Petra Kvitova in the final 6-3 6-3.

Aryna has a 22-10 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Ostrava

Sabalenka didn’t compete in Ostrava in 2019.

Jennifer Brady

Ranked no. 26, the American got to the semifinal after beating Dayana Yastremska 3-6 7-66 6-1, Daria Kasatkina 7-5 6-2 and Veronika Kudermetova 6-75 6-3 6-1.

In the quarter against Kudermetova, Jennifer recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-3 6-1). During the match Brady scored 98 points vs Kudermetova’s 79. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 49 winners.

Talking about serving, Brady bagged 14 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Jennifer Brady lost the serve once and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Brady put 66% of her first serves in, winning 83% (49/59) of the points behind her 1st serve and 40% (12/30) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Kudermetova 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Jennifer has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.

Her best result of the season was winning the title in Lexington where she overcame Jil Teichmann in the final 6-3 6-4.

The American has a 25-8 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Ostrava

Jennifer didn’t compete in Ostrava in 2019.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Sabalenka Brady
Match played 2 3
Tot Set 6 8
Tot Games 54 78
Pts 170-168 273-222
Total Points 338 495
Winners 65 112
%Winners 38% 41%

Sabalenka played 2 matches while Brady competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Aryna Sabalenka conceded 2 sets, while Jennifer Brady dropper 2 sets. Sabalenka has played 2 set(s) less than Brady (6 vs 8). Therefore, Sabalenka played 24 games less than Brady. The Belarussian scored 65 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Jennifer struck 112 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve Sabalenka Brady
Aces 6 30
Avg per match 3 10
1st in 103/165 153/254
%1st in 62% 60%
1st pts 65/103 112/153
%1st pts 63% 73%
2nd pts 26/62 53/101
%2nd pts 42% 52%

Sabalenka made 6 aces (3 per match). Brady bagged 30 aces (10 per match). Sabalenka won 63% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Brady won 73% 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 Sabalenka Brady
Won 10 13
Converted 10/16 13/21
% Converted 63% 62%
Conceded 15 16
Saved 5 10
% Saved 33% 63%
Times Broken 10 6

The Belarussian broke her opponents 10 times with a 63% conversion rate. Aryna surrendered her serve 10 times and she saved 33% of the break points that she conceded. Brady broke her opponents 13 times with a 62% conversion rate. Brady conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded.

Sabalenka
R2
Gauff		 1/4
Sorribes Tormo		 Total
Score 1-6 7-5 7-62 0-6 6-4 6-0
Tot Set 3 3 6
Tot Games 32 22 54
pts 93-95 77-73 170-168
Total points 188 150 338
Winners 40 25 65
%Winners 43% 32% 38%
SERVE
Aces 5 1 6
Double Faults 5 4 9
1st in 63/98 40/67 103/165
% 1st in 64% 60% 62%
1st pts 40/63 25/40 65/103
% 1st pts 63% 63% 63%
2nd pts 16/35 10/27 26/62
% 2nd pts 46% 37% 42%
Breaks
Won 4 6 10
Converted 4/4 6/12 10/16
Converted % 100% 50% 63%
Conceded 8 7 15
Saved 3/8 2/7 5
Saved % 38% 29% 34%
Times Broken 5 5 10
Brady
R1
Yastremska		 R2
Kasatkina		 1/4
Kudermetova		 Total
Score 3-6 7-66 6-1 7-5 6-2 6-75 6-3 6-1
Tot Set 3 2 3 8
Tot Games 29 20 29 78
pts 91-79 84-64 98-79 273-222
Total points 170 148 177 495
Winners 40 23 49 112
%Winners 44% 27% 50% 41%
SERVE
Aces 12 4 14 30
Double Faults 3 0 4 7
1st in 52/90 42/75 59/89 153/254
% 1st in 58% 56% 66% 60%
1st pts 40/52 23/42 49/59 112/153
% 1st pts 77% 55% 83% 73%
2nd pts 19/38 22/33 12/30 53/101
% 2nd pts 50% 67% 40% 52%
Breaks
Won 3 5 5 13
Converted 3/3 5/9 5/9 13/21
Converted % 100% 56% 56% 62%
Conceded 6 5 5 16
Saved 3/6 3/5 4/5 10
Saved % 50% 60% 80% 95%
Times Broken 3 2 1 6

Tennis Scores in Ostrava

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