Victoria Azarenka and Madison Keys will play each other in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:00 pm on Court Philippe CHATRIER. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Victoria Azarenka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Victoria Azarenka is the pick to win this match.
Victoria Azarenka -> 1.77
Madison Keys -> 2.15
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Madison Keys
This will be the 2nd time that Victoria Azarenka and Madison Keys clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Azarenka won 7-6(5) 2-0 ret. in the 2nd round in Miami back in 2018.
Victoria Azarenka
Ranked no. 16, Azarenka got to the 3rd round after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 2-6 6-3 and Clara Tauson 7-5 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Azarenka had a good straight sets win against Tauson (7-5 6-4). During the match, Azarenka scored 76 points vs Tauson’s 69. The Belarussian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Azarenka managed to score 2 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Victoria Azarenka lost the serve 3 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Azarenka put 61% of her first serves in, winning 72% (31/43) of the points behind her 1st serve and 37% (10/27) on the 2nd serve. Azarenka broke Tauson 5 times after converting 38% of her break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Victoria started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points she played.
Azarenka has a terrific record in the last 10 years having won 75% of her matches (257-84). 3-0 on clay in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Azarenka has a composed 48-20 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Belarussian’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Doha.
Victoria has a composed 8-2 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2013. See her history.
Madison Keys
Ranked no. 24, the American got to the 3rd round after beating Oceane Dodin 6-3 3-6 6-1 and Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-1 7-5.
In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Annie Fernandez (6-1 7-5). During the match Keys scored 82 points vs Annie Fernandez’s 62. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.
About the serving games, Keys fired 6 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Madison Keys lost the serve twice and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Keys put 61% of her first serves in, winning 71% (29/41) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Keys broke Annie Fernandez 5 times after converting 36% of her break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Madison started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Keys has a composed 5-6 win-loss record in 2021, 3-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2018. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Azarenka | Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 44 |
| Pts | 164-153 | 170-131 |
| Total Points | 317 | 301 |
| Winners | 64 | 59 |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% |
Both Azarenka and Keys played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Victoria Azarenka lost 1 set, while Madison Keys surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Azarenka and Keys have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Azarenka played 5 games more than Keys. The Belarussian scored 64 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The American recorded 59 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Azarenka | Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 102/155 | 87/137 |
| %1st in | 66% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 64/102 | 59/87 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 19/53 | 26/50 |
| %2nd pts | 36% | 52% |
Azarenka made 2 aces (1 per match). Keys struck 11 aces (5.5 per match). Azarenka won 63% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 36% of the points. On the other side, Keys won 68% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Azarenka | Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 11 |
| Converted | 12/29 | 11/27 |
| % Converted | 41% | 41% |
| Conceded | 13 | 15 |
| Saved | 3 | 9 |
| % Saved | 23% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 6 |
Victoria broke her opponents 12 times with a 41% conversion rate. Azarenka conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 23% of the break points that she conceded. The American broke her opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. Keys conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.
| Azarenka | ||||
| R1 Kuznetsova |
R2 Tauson |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 2-6 6-3 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 22 | 49 | |
| pts | 88-84 | 76-69 | 164-153 | |
| Total points | 172 | 145 | 317 | |
| Winners | 33 | 31 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 59/85 | 43/70 | 102/155 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 61% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 33/59 | 31/43 | 64/102 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 72% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/26 | 10/27 | 19/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 37% | 36% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 7/16 | 5/13 | 12/29 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 38% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/9 | 1/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 22% | 25% | 24% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Keys | ||||
| R1 Dodin |
R2 Annie |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-1 | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 19 | 44 | |
| pts | 88-69 | 82-62 | 170-131 | |
| Total points | 157 | 144 | 301 | |
| Winners | 30 | 29 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 46/70 | 41/67 | 87/137 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 61% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 30/46 | 29/41 | 59/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 71% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 13/26 | 26/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 50% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 5/14 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 36% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 6/8 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 75% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Sofia KeninKenin – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Tereza MartincovaMartincova (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
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- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Saisai ZhengZheng (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (7-5 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
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