Jelena Ostapenko and Tereza Martincova will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Birmingham Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:30 pm on Ann Jones Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jelena Ostapenko who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jelena Ostapenko is the pick to win this match.
Jelena Ostapenko -> 1.46
Tereza Martincova -> 2.8
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Prediction and head to head Jelena Ostapenko vs. Tereza Martincova
There is no head to head record between Jelena Ostapenko and Tereza Martincova since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Jelena Ostapenko
Ranked no. 43, Jelena reached the 2nd round after defeating Lauren Davis 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round, The Latvian had a good straight sets win against Davis (6-4 6-1). During the match, Ostapenko scored 67 points vs Davis’s 48. Ostapenko was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ostapenko blasted 3 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Jelena Ostapenko lost the serve twice and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Ostapenko put 52% of her first serves in, winning 79% (27/34) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (13/31) on the 2nd serve. The Latvian broke Davis 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Ostapenko has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of her matches (286-179). 1-0 on grass in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Ostapenko has an overall 31-16 match record in the last years on grass.
Ostapenko has a composed 14-10 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Birmingham
Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2016 and 2019. See her history.
Tereza Martincova
Ranked no. 90 (career-high), Martincova got to the 2nd round after defeating Dalila Jakupovic 4-2 ret., Georgina Garcia-Perez 6-3 6-2 and Samantha Stosur 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round, Tereza had a good straight sets win against Stosur (6-3 6-4). During the match Martincova scored 65 points vs Stosur’s 45. The Czech was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Martincova bagged 4 aces and she was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Tereza Martincova lost the serve once and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Martincova put 69% of her first serves in, winning 83% (35/42) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (8/19) on the 2nd serve. The Czech was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Stosur 3 times.
Martincova has a compiled 22-14 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ostapenko | Martincova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 42 |
| Pts | 67-48 | 160-114 |
| Total Points | 115 | 274 |
| Winners | 27 | 75 |
| %Winners | 40% | 47% |
Ostapenko played 1 match while Martincova competed in 3 matches. Martincova started her run from the qualifications while Ostapenko had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Ostapenko has played 4 set(s) less than Martincova (2 vs 6). Therefore, Ostapenko played 25 games less than Martincova. Ostapenko scored 27 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Tereza made 75 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ostapenko | Martincova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 34/65 | 96/137 |
| %1st in | 52% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 75/96 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 13/31 | 24/41 |
| %2nd pts | 42% | 59% |
Ostapenko fired 3 aces . Martincova managed to score 4 aces (1.3 per match). Ostapenko won 79% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Martincova won 78% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ostapenko | Martincova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 7/15 |
| % Converted | 56% | 47% |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 |
| Saved | 5 | 6 |
| % Saved | 71% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Ostapenko broke her opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Jelena conceded her serve twice and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded. The Czech broke her opponents 7 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Czech conceded her serve once and she saved 86% of the break points that she conceded.
| Ostapenko | |||
| R1 Davis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 67-48 | 67-48 | |
| Total points | 115 | 115 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 34/65 | 34/65 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 27/34 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/31 | 13/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Martincova | |||||
| Q1 Jakupovic |
Q3 Garcia-Perez |
R1 Stosur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-2 ret. | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 6 | 17 | 19 | 42 | |
| pts | 28-22 | 67-47 | 65-45 | 160-114 | |
| Total points | 50 | 114 | 110 | 274 | |
| Winners | 15 | 25 | 35 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 37% | 54% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 22/28 | 32/48 | 42/61 | 96/137 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 67% | 69% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 15/22 | 25/32 | 35/42 | 75/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 78% | 83% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/6 | 12/16 | 8/19 | 24/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 75% | 42% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 1/2 | 3/10 | 3/3 | 7/15 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 30% | 100% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 75% | 275% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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