Valeriya Strakhova and Gergana Topalova will face off in the 2nd round of the Antalya (W15) for the 2nd time of their career. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Valeriya Strakhova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Valeriya Strakhova is the pick to win this match.
Valeriya Strakhova -> 1.6
Gergana Topalova -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Valeriya Strakhova vs. Gergana Topalova
This will be the 2nd time that Valeriya Strakhova and Gergana Topalova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Topalova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
Valeriya Strakhova
Ranked no. 385, Valeriya got to the 2nd round after beating Justina Mikulskyte 4-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round against Mikulskyte, The Ukrainian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Strakhova scored 85 points vs Mikulskyte’s 76. Valeriya was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Strakhova was unable to score even 1 ace during the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Valeriya Strakhova lost the serve 7 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Strakhova put 66% of her first serves in, winning 59% (32/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 25% (7/28) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Mikulskyte 9 times after converting 47% of her break points (9/19).
Strakhova has a negative record in the last 5 years having won 47% of her matches (131-145). 3-1 on clay in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Strakhova has a 55-54 record in the last 5 years on clay.
Valeriya’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in W15 Sharm El Sheikh.
The Ukrainian has a 11-14 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Antalya (W15)
Strakhova capitulated in the quarter to Daria Kruzhkova.
Gergana Topalova
Ranked no. 459, Gergana reached the 2nd round after defeating Katarina Kozarov 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round against Kozarov, Topalova recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Topalova scored 90 points vs Kozarov’s 84. Gergana was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Topalova fired 6 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Gergana Topalova lost the serve 7 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Topalova put 48% of her first serves in, winning 61% (27/44) of the points behind her 1st serve and 40% (19/47) on the 2nd serve. Gergana broke Kozarov 8 times after converting 73% of her break points (8/11).
Topalova has a 17-11 win-loss record in 2020, 11-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Antalya (W15)
Gergana lost in the 1st round to Valeriya Olyanovskaya.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Strakhova | Topalova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 28 |
| Pts | 85-76 | 90-84 |
| Total Points | 161 | 174 |
| Winners | 32 | 27 |
| %Winners | 38% | 30% |
Both Strakhova and Topalova played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Valeriya Strakhova conceded 1 set, while Gergana Topalova dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Strakhova and Topalova have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Strakhova played 1 game less than Topalova. Valeriya scored 32 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Bulgarian blasted 27 winners (30%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Strakhova | Topalova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 6 |
| 1st in | 54/82 | 44/91 |
| %1st in | 66% | 48% |
| 1st pts | 32/54 | 27/44 |
| %1st pts | 59% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 7/28 | 19/47 |
| %2nd pts | 25% | 40% |
Strakhova didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Topalova recorded 6 aces . Strakhova won 59% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 25% of the points. On the other side, Topalova won 61% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 40% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Strakhova | Topalova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/19 | 8/11 |
| % Converted | 47% | 73% |
| Conceded | 9 | 13 |
| Saved | 2 | 6 |
| % Saved | 22% | 46% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 |
Valeriya broke her opponent 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. Strakhova surrendered her serve 7 times and she saved 22% of the break points that she conceded. The Bulgarian broke her opponent 8 times with a 73% conversion rate. Topalova conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 46% of the break points that she conceded.
| Strakhova | |||
| R1 Mikulskyte |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 85-76 | 85-76 | |
| Total points | 161 | 161 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 54/82 | 54/82 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 32/54 | 32/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 59% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/28 | 7/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 25% | 25% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 9 | 9 | |
| Converted | 9/19 | 9/19 | |
| Converted % | 47% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/9 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 22% | 22% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 | |
| Topalova | |||
| R1 Kozarov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 90-84 | 90-84 | |
| Total points | 174 | 174 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 30% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 44/91 | 44/91 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 27/44 | 27/44 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/47 | 19/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 8 | 8 | |
| Converted | 8/11 | 8/11 | |
| Converted % | 73% | 73% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 6/13 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 46% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 | |
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