Shelby Rogers and Danka Kovinic will square off in the quarter of the MUSC Health Women’s Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on ALTHEA GIBSON. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Shelby Rogers who should win in 2 sets.
Shelby Rogers -> 1.43
Danka Kovinic -> 3.02
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Prediction and head to head Shelby Rogers vs. Danka Kovinic
This will be the 2nd time that Shelby Rogers and Danka Kovinic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kovinic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Kovinic won 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tianjin back in 2016.
Shelby Rogers
Ranked no. 46 (career high), Rogers reached the quarter after beating Caty McNally 6-0 6-1 and Claire Liu 6-2 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Shelby had a good straight sets win against Liu (6-2 6-2). During the match Rogers scored 53 points vs Liu’s 34. Shelby was very aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rogers scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Shelby Rogers lost the serve once and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Rogers put 60% of her first serves in, winning 81% (22/27) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (9/18) on the 2nd serve. Shelby broke Liu 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shelby started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to win 64% of the points she played.
Rogers has a positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of her matches (214-169). 4-1 on clay in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rogers has a 71-54 record in the last years on clay.
The American has a 14-6 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Charleston
Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2017. See her history.
Danka Kovinic
Ranked no. 65, Danka got to the quarter after defeating Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-3 and Lauren Davis 6-1 1-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The defeated Davis (6-1 1-6 6-3). During the match Kovinic scored 84 points vs Davis’s 76. Kovinic was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovinic fired 8 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Danka Kovinic lost the serve 4 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Kovinic put 55% of her first serves in, winning 67% (32/48) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (17/40) on the 2nd serve. Danka broke Davis 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Danka 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.
Danka’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Charleston.
Kovinic has a 9-6 win-loss record in 2021, 7-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Charleston
Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2021. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rogers | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 29 | 41 |
| Pts | 107-59 | 149-122 |
| Total Points | 166 | 271 |
| Winners | 42 | 51 |
| %Winners | 39% | 34% |
Both Rogers and Kovinic played 2 matches. At the moment, Danka Kovinic lost 1 set while Shelby Rogers hasn’t dropped a set so far. Rogers has played 1 set(s) less than Kovinic (4 vs 5). Therefore, Rogers played 12 games less than Kovinic. Rogers scored 42 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Danka bagged 51 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rogers | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 51/87 | 76/149 |
| %1st in | 59% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 42/51 | 51/76 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 20/36 | 34/73 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 47% |
Rogers recorded 7 aces (3.5 per match). Kovinic blasted 13 aces (6.5 per match). Rogers won 82% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Kovinic won 67% 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 | Rogers | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 11 |
| Converted | 10/20 | 11/16 |
| % Converted | 50% | 69% |
| Conceded | 6 | 19 |
| Saved | 5 | 12 |
| % Saved | 83% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 |
Shelby broke her opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. Rogers dropped her serve once and she saved 83% of the break points that she conceded. The broke her opponents 11 times with a 69% conversion rate. The conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded.
| Rogers | ||||
| R1 McNally | R2 Liu | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 16 | 29 | |
| pts | 54-25 | 53-34 | 107-59 | |
| Total points | 79 | 87 | 166 | |
| Winners | 20 | 22 | 42 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 24/42 | 27/45 | 51/87 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 60% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 20/24 | 22/27 | 42/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 81% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 9/18 | 20/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 50% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/11 | 10/20 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 45% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 1/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kovinic | ||||
| R1 Tomova | R2 Davis | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-1 1-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 | 41 | |
| pts | 65-46 | 84-76 | 149-122 | |
| Total points | 111 | 160 | 271 | |
| Winners | 19 | 32 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 38% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 28/61 | 48/88 | 76/149 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 55% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 19/28 | 32/48 | 51/76 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/33 | 17/40 | 34/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 43% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/6 | 5/10 | 11/16 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 8/12 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 67% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Tennis Scores in Charleston
- Ellen Perez/Storm SandersPerez/Storm Sanders – Katarzyna Piter/Yafan WangPiter/Yafan Wang (6-1 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-3 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alen AvidzbaAvidzba – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Nao HibinoHibino (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Shelby RogersRogers – Danka KovinicKovinic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Astra SharmaSharma – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Clara TausonTauson – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (0-0) – H2H and prediction