Margarita Gasparyan and Vera Zvonareva will square off in the semifinal of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on SIBUR ARENA. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Vera Zvonareva who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Vera Zvonareva is the pick to win this match.
Vera Zvonareva -> 1.49
Margarita Gasparyan -> 2.78
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Prediction and head to head Margarita Gasparyan vs. Vera Zvonareva
This will be the 2nd time that Margarita Gasparyan and Vera Zvonareva clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zvonareva (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Zvonareva won 6-2 6-2 in the qualifications in St. Petersburg back in 2020.
Margarita Gasparyan
Ranked no. 126, the Russian got to the semifinal after beating Kristina Mladenovic 6-71 6-1 6-1, Katerina Siniakova 6-4 6-4 and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 7-5.
In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Alexandrova (6-2 7-5). During the match Gasparyan scored 63 points vs Alexandrova’s 49. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gasparyan was unable to score even 1 ace in the course of the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Margarita Gasparyan lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Gasparyan put 66% of her first serves in, winning 71% (29/41) of the points behind her 1st serve and 33% (7/21) on the 2nd serve. Margarita broke Alexandrova 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gasparyan started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Gasparyan has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of her matches (206-126). 6-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gasparyan has a 78-34 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Russian has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2021, 6-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in St. Petersburg
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2016. See her history.
Vera Zvonareva
Ranked no. 145, Zvonareva reached the semifinal after beating Arina Rodionova 6-1 6-3, Fiona Ferro 6-76 7-5 7-62 and Anastasia Gasanova 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Gasanova (6-3 6-1). During the match Zvonareva scored 67 points vs Gasanova’s 49. Vera was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Zvonareva was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Vera Zvonareva lost the serve once and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Zvonareva put 63% of her first serves in, winning 64% (27/42) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the 2nd serve. Zvonareva broke Gasanova 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Vera has a 7-4 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in St. Petersburg
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gasparyan | Zvonareva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 70 |
| Pts | 238-194 | 266-220 |
| Total Points | 432 | 486 |
| Winners | 94 | 107 |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% |
Both Gasparyan and Zvonareva played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Margarita Gasparyan lost 1 set, while Vera Zvonareva surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Gasparyan and Zvonareva have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Gasparyan played 3 games less than Zvonareva. Gasparyan scored 94 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Zvonareva scored 107 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gasparyan | Zvonareva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 2 |
| 1st in | 141/215 | 154/235 |
| %1st in | 66% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 94/141 | 107/154 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 34/74 | 43/81 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 53% |
Gasparyan made 3 aces (1 per match). Zvonareva blasted 6 aces (2 per match). Gasparyan won 67% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Zvonareva won 69% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gasparyan | Zvonareva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 15 |
| Converted | 18/31 | 15/31 |
| % Converted | 58% | 48% |
| Conceded | 21 | 21 |
| Saved | 13 | 15 |
| % Saved | 62% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 6 |
Gasparyan broke her opponents 18 times with a 58% conversion rate. Margarita conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded. Vera broke her opponents 15 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Russian conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.
| Gasparyan | |||||
| R1 Mladenovic |
R2 Siniakova |
1/4 Alexandrova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-71 6-1 6-1 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 20 | 20 | 67 | |
| pts | 107-89 | 68-56 | 63-49 | 238-194 | |
| Total points | 196 | 124 | 112 | 432 | |
| Winners | 39 | 26 | 29 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% | 46% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 61/91 | 39/62 | 41/62 | 141/215 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 63% | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 39/61 | 26/39 | 29/41 | 94/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 67% | 71% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/30 | 11/23 | 7/21 | 34/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 48% | 33% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 7/18 | 5/6 | 6/7 | 18/31 | |
| Converted % | 39% | 83% | 86% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 50% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Zvonareva | |||||
| R1 Rodionova |
R2 Ferro |
1/4 Gasanova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-76 7-5 7-62 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 38 | 16 | 70 | |
| pts | 69-50 | 130-121 | 67-49 | 266-220 | |
| Total points | 119 | 251 | 116 | 486 | |
| Winners | 24 | 56 | 27 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 43% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 35/51 | 77/117 | 42/67 | 154/235 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 66% | 63% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 24/35 | 56/77 | 27/42 | 107/154 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 73% | 64% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/16 | 23/40 | 13/25 | 43/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 58% | 52% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 4/11 | 5/8 | 15/31 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 36% | 63% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 5/8 | 6/7 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 63% | 86% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLLWLL Tennis Scores in St. Petersburg
- Vera ZvonarevaZvonareva – Anastasia GasanovaGasanova (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (1-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Margarita GasparyanGasparyan – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova – Jaqueline CristianCristian (6-75 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova – Jaqueline CristianCristian (6-7(5) 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (1-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Margarita GasparyanGasparyan – Vera ZvonarevaZvonareva (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
