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H2H, PREDICTION Jesika Maleckova vs Chanel Simmonds | Potchefstroom odds, preview, pick

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Mark Hall

19 February 2021

Prediction and head to head Jesika Maleckova vs. Chanel Simmonds

Jesika Maleckova and Chanel Simmonds will square off in the quarter of Potchefstroom (W25) for the 2^nd time of their career. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jesika Maleckova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jesika Maleckova is the pick to win this match.
Jesika Maleckova -> 1.63
Chanel Simmonds -> 2.28

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Prediction and head to head Jesika Maleckova vs. Chanel Simmonds

This will be the 2^nd time that Jesika Maleckova and Chanel Simmonds face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Maleckova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they played, Maleckova won 6-4 6-1 in the qualifications in Nurnberg back in 2018.

Jesika Maleckova

Ranked no. 297, Jesika got to the qualifications after defeating Eliessa Vanlangendonck 4-6 6-3 6-3 and Dejana Radanovic 6-3 6-0.

In the 2^nd round, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Radanovic (6-3 6-0). During the match Maleckova scored 58 points vs Radanovic’s 37. Jesika was extremely aggressive to blast 13 winners.

Talking about the service games, Maleckova made 3 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Jesika Maleckova lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Maleckova put 38% of her first serves in, winning 65% (13/20) of the points behind her 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the 2nd serve. Jesika broke Radanovic 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Jesika has lost 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points she played.

Maleckova has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 61% of her matches (261-165). 3-1 on hard in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Maleckova has a 17-7 record in the last 8 years on hard.

The Czech’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the W25 Hamburg.

Jesika has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Potchefstroom (W25)

Jesika has never competed in this tournament before.

W25 Potchefstroom

Maleckova's Record

Chanel Simmonds

Ranked no. 338, Chanel reached the qualifications after beating Gabriela Ce 6-4 3-6 7-6⁴ and Eden Silva 6-3 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, The South African had a good straight sets win against Silva (6-3 6-3). During the match Simmonds scored 70 points vs Silva’s 53. The South African was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.

Talking about serving, Simmonds scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Chanel Simmonds lost the serve once. Furthermore, Simmonds put 57% of her first serves in, winning 70% (21/30) of the points behind her 1st serve and 65% (15/23) on the 2nd serve. The South African broke Silva 4 times after converting 31% of her break points (4/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Chanel has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.

Chanel has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Potchefstroom (W25)

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2020. See her history

W25 Potchefstroom

Simmonds's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Maleckova	Simmonds
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	5
Tot Games	43	50
Pts	150-123	187-171
Total Points	273	358
Winners	40	72
%Winners	27%	39%

Both Maleckova and Simmonds played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jesika Maleckova conceded 1 set, while Chanel Simmonds conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Maleckova and Simmonds have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Maleckova played 7 games less than Simmonds. Jesika scored 40 winners (27% of the total points). On the other side, The South African recorded 72 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Maleckova	Simmonds
Aces	10	5
Avg per match	5	2.5
1st in	62/142	111/170
%1st in	44%	65%
1st pts	40/62	72/111
%1st pts	65%	65%
2nd pts	38/80	28/59
%2nd pts	48%	47%

Maleckova made 10 aces (5 per match). Simmonds bagged 5 aces (2.5 per match). Maleckova won 65% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Simmonds won 65% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Maleckova	Simmonds
Won	14	10
Converted	14/21	10/25
% Converted	67%	40%
Conceded	17	20
Saved	9	13
% Saved	53%	65%
Times Broken	8	7

Maleckova broke her opponents 14 times with a 67% conversion rate. Jesika conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded. Chanel broke her opponents 10 times with a 40% conversion rate. The South African conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 65% of the break points that she conceded.

	R1 Vanlangendonck	R2 Radanovic	Total
Maleckova
Score	4-6 6-3 6-3	6-3 6-0
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	28	15	43
pts	92-86	58-37	150-123
Total points	178	95	273
Winners	27	13	40
%Winners	29%	22%	27%
SERVE
Aces	7	3	10
Double Faults	11	5	16
1st in	42/90	20/52	62/142
% 1st in	47%	38%	44%
1st pts	27/42	13/20	40/62
% 1st pts	64%	65%	65%
2nd pts	20/48	18/32	38/80
% 2nd pts	42%	56%	48%
Breaks
Won	8	6	14
Converted	8/12	6/9	14/21
Converted %	67%	67%	67%
Conceded	15	2	17
Saved	9/15	0/2	9
Saved %	60%	0%	30%
Times Broken	6	2	8

	R1 Ce	R2 Silva	Total
Simmonds
Score	6-4 3-6 7-6⁴	6-3 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	32	18	50
pts	117-118	70-53	187-171
Total points	235	123	358
Winners	51	21	72
%Winners	44%	30%	39%
SERVE
Aces	4	1	5
Double Faults	2	2	4
1st in	81/117	30/53	111/170
% 1st in	69%	57%	65%
1st pts	51/81	21/30	72/111
% 1st pts	63%	70%	65%
2nd pts	13/36	15/23	28/59
% 2nd pts	36%	65%	47%
Breaks
Won	6	4	10
Converted	6/12	4/13	10/25
Converted %	50%	31%	40%
Conceded	19	1	20
Saved	13/19	0/1	13
Saved %	68%	0%	34%
Times Broken	6	1	7