Danka Kovinic downs Zidansek in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – MELBOURNE RESULTS

GIPPSLAND TROPHY - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Kovinic wins against Zidansek to face Jelena Ostapenko in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Danka Kovinic vs. Tamara Zidansek

Danka Kovinic defeats Tamara Zidansek 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Sunday. Kovinic will have to play Jelena Ostapenko in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 38 minutes.

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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Kovinic conquered in the 6th game (4-2) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).

They played 57 points. Danka won 5 points more than Tamara (31-26). Danka surrendered 9 points on serve (23-9). on the other side of the court, Tamara conceded 8 points on serve (17-8).

Danka won the set after she broke the Slovenian 4 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (3-2), in the 7th (5-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game. The Slovenian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Notwithstanding, Kovinic didn’t make any concession anymore to conquer the set 6-3.

The failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.

Kovinic conceded 8 points on serve (12-8). In addition, on the other side, Zidansek conceded 21 points on serve (16-21).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kovinic
Zidansek
Danka Kovinic
6-3 6-3
1h:38
Tamara Zidansek
64
64
Total points
46
46
21
21
Winners
26
26
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
57%
57%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
0
0
6
6
Double Faults
2
2
48%
48%
1st in
77%
77%
91%
91%
1st won
54%
54%
21/23
21/23
1st won
26/48
26/48
48%
48%
2nd won
36%
36%
12/25
12/25
2nd won
5/14
5/14
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
1/1
1/1
50%
50%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, Kovinic scored 64 points vs. Zidansek’s 46.

The served pretty well to win 91% of the points (21/23) behind her first serve. Nonetheless she won only 48% points (12/25) on her second serve. Danka was effective at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (4/8). On the other side, Tamara was great in converting the only break point that she converted. However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Kovinic and Zidansek is 1-0 for Danka.

Highlights Danka Kovinic vs. Tamara Zidansek Gippsland Trophy – Melbourne

Draw and next match H2H: Danka Kovinic vs. Jelena Ostapenko – stats

Kovinic will take on Ostapenko in the 2nd round.

This will be the 4th time that Danka Kovinic and Jelena Ostapenko clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Ostapenko won 6-4 2-6 7-63 in the 1st round in Indian Wells back in 2017.

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