Tamara Zidansek and Marta Kostyuk will face off in the 3rd round of the Abu Dhabi Tennis Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 10:00 am on Court 1. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marta Kostyuk who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marta Kostyuk is the pick to win this match.
Marta Kostyuk -> 1.61
Tamara Zidansek -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Tamara Zidansek vs. Marta Kostyuk
There is no head to head record between Tamara Zidansek and Marta Kostyuk since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Tamara Zidansek
Ranked no. 87, the Slovenian reached the 3rd round after beating Jennifer Brady 0-6 6-3 6-4 and Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Tamara had a good straight sets win against Annie Fernandez (6-4 6-4). During the match Zidansek scored 65 points vs Annie Fernandez’s 51. Zidansek was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zidansek wasn’t able to score even 1 ace and she committed only 3 double faults. Tamara Zidansek lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Zidansek put 79% of her first serves in, winning 65% (32/49) of the points behind her 1st serve and 62% (8/13) on the 2nd serve. Zidansek broke Annie Fernandez 4 times after converting 80% of her break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tamara has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 52% of the points she played.
Zidansek has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 69% of her matches (228-101). 2-0 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Zidansek has a 53-35 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
Tamara has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Abu Dhabi
The Slovenian didn’t compete in Abu Dhabi in 2020.
Marta Kostyuk
Ranked no. 99, Marta reached the 3rd round after beating Lucie Hradecka 6-2 6-4 and Su-Wei Hsieh 6-3 6-74 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Marta defeated Hsieh (6-3 6-74 6-3). During the match Kostyuk scored 102 points vs Hsieh’s 93. Marta was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Kostyuk fired 2 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Marta Kostyuk lost the serve 6 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kostyuk put 66% of her first serves in, winning 59% (36/61) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (14/32) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Hsieh 8 times after converting 57% of her break points (8/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Ukrainian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The Ukrainian has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zidansek | Kostyuk |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 49 |
| Pts | 158-145 | 167-142 |
| Total Points | 303 | 309 |
| Winners | 82 | 59 |
| %Winners | 52% | 35% |
Both Zidansek and Kostyuk played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Tamara Zidansek conceded 1 set, while Marta Kostyuk dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zidansek and Kostyuk have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Zidansek played 4 games less than Kostyuk. The Slovenian scored 82 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, The Ukrainian recorded 59 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zidansek | Kostyuk |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 128/170 | 97/147 |
| %1st in | 75% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 82/128 | 59/97 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 19/42 | 24/50 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 48% |
Zidansek blasted 1 ace (0.5 per match). Kostyuk also made 4 aces (2 per match). Zidansek won 64% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Kostyuk won 61% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zidansek | Kostyuk |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 13 |
| Converted | 7/15 | 13/23 |
| % Converted | 47% | 57% |
| Conceded | 24 | 13 |
| Saved | 18 | 5 |
| % Saved | 75% | 38% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
Zidansek broke her opponents 7 times with a 47% conversion rate. Zidansek surrendered her serve 6 times and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded. The Ukrainian broke her opponents 13 times with a 57% conversion rate. Kostyuk conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 38% of the break points that she conceded.
| Zidansek | ||||
| R1 Brady |
R2 Annie |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 0-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 20 | 45 | |
| pts | 93-94 | 65-51 | 158-145 | |
| Total points | 187 | 116 | 303 | |
| Winners | 50 | 32 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 49% | 52% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 79/108 | 49/62 | 128/170 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 79% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 50/79 | 32/49 | 82/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 65% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/29 | 8/13 | 19/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 62% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 4/5 | 7/15 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 80% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 18 | 6 | 24 | |
| Saved | 14/18 | 4/6 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 67% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Kostyuk | ||||
| R1 Hradecka |
R2 Hsieh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-74 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 31 | 49 | |
| pts | 65-49 | 102-93 | 167-142 | |
| Total points | 114 | 195 | 309 | |
| Winners | 23 | 36 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 36/54 | 61/93 | 97/147 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 23/36 | 36/61 | 59/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 59% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 14/32 | 24/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 44% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 8/14 | 13/23 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 57% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 2/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 25% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLLLWWW Tennis Scores in Abu Dhabi
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- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (w/o) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Xiyu WangWang (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Anastasia GasanovaGasanova – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Cori GauffGauff (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Vera ZvonarevaZvonareva (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Hayley Carter/Luisa StefaniCarter/Luisa Stefani – Daria Kasatkina/Anett KontaveitKasatkina/Anett Kontaveit (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Su-Wei HsiehHsieh (6-3 6-74 6-3) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Alize CornetCornet (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Kateryna BondarenkoBondarenko (5-7 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Sofia KeninKenin – Kirsten FlipkensFlipkens (5-7 5-4 ret.) – See score progression
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Bernarda PeraPera (5-7 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Bianca TuratiTurati (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Tamara ZidansekZidansek – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Sofia KeninKenin – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Ons JabeurJabeur (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Darya KasatkinaKasatkina – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Anastasia GasanovaGasanova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (0-1) – H2H and prediction
