Yafan Wang and Marina Melnikova will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Birmingham Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:30 pm on Court 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yafan Wang who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yafan Wang is the pick to win this match.
Yafan Wang -> 1.39
Marina Melnikova -> 3
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Prediction and head to head Yafan Wang vs. Marina Melnikova
There is no head to head record between Yafan Wang and Marina Melnikova since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Yafan Wang
Ranked no. 119, the Chinese got to the qualifications after beating Valeria Savinykh 6-1 6-4.
In the qualifications, Wang had a good straight sets win against Savinykh (6-1 6-4). During the match, Wang scored 62 points vs Savinykh’s 40. Wang was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Wang blasted 9 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Yafan Wang was pretty effective on serve to win 81% (30/37) of her 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Chinese broke Savinykh 3 times after converting 75% of her break points (3/4).
Wang has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 58% of her matches (222-163). 1-1 on grass in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Wang has an aggregate14-15 win-loss record in the last 9 years on grass.
Wang has an overall 2-14 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Birmingham
The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.
Marina Melnikova
Ranked no. 186, Melnikova reached the qualifications after beating Sarah Beth Grey 6-2 2-6 6-3.
In the qualifications, Melnikova defeated Beth Askew (6-2 2-6 6-3). During the match Melnikova scored 96 points vs Beth Askew’s 87. The Russian was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Melnikova recorded 3 aces and she committed only 9 double faults. Marina Melnikova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Melnikova put 74% of her first serves in, winning 66% (44/67) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Beth Askew 5 times after converting 42% of her break points (5/12).
Melnikova’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the W25 Oeiras.
The Russian has an overall 10-12 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Wang | Melnikova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 25 |
| Pts | 62-40 | 96-87 |
| Total Points | 102 | 183 |
| Winners | 30 | 44 |
| %Winners | 48% | 46% |
Both Wang and Melnikova played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Marina Melnikova lost 1 set while Yafan Wang hasn’t dropped a set so far. Wang has played 1 set(s) less than Melnikova (2 vs 3). Therefore, Wang played 8 games less than Melnikova. The Chinese scored 30 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian fired 44 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Wang | Melnikova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 3 |
| 1st in | 37/56 | 67/91 |
| %1st in | 66% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 30/37 | 44/67 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 11/24 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 46% |
Wang blasted 9 aces . Melnikova scored 3 aces . Wang won 81% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Melnikova won 66% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Wang | Melnikova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 5 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 75% | 42% |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 |
| Saved | 3 | 7 |
| % Saved | 100% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 |
The Chinese broke her opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. Wang extremely effective on her serve as she has never dropped a single service game after saving 3 break points. The Russian broke her opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Marina conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 70% of the break points that she conceded.
| Wang | |||
| Q1 Savinykh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 62-40 | 62-40 | |
| Total points | 102 | 102 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 37/56 | 37/56 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 30/37 | 30/37 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 11/19 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Melnikova | |||
| Q1 Beth Askew |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 96-87 | 96-87 | |
| Total points | 183 | 183 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 67/91 | 67/91 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 44/67 | 44/67 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/24 | 11/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
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