Kristina Mladenovic and Anastasia Potapova will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Birmingham Classic for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 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 Kristina Mladenovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kristina Mladenovic is the pick to win this match.
Kristina Mladenovic -> 1.76
Anastasia Potapova -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Kristina Mladenovic vs. Anastasia Potapova
This will be the 2nd time that Kristina Mladenovic and Anastasia Potapova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mladenovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they locked horns, Mladenovic won 6-4 6-2 in the qualifications in Madrid back in April 2021.
Kristina Mladenovic
Ranked no. 59, the French player got to the 2nd round after defeating Fiona Ferro 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round against Ferro, Kristina recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Mladenovic scored 94 points vs Ferro’s 87. Kristina was quite aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mladenovic fired 3 aces and she was not very steady on her 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Kristina Mladenovic lost the serve 6 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Mladenovic put 61% of her first serves in, winning 67% (36/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 29% (10/34) on the 2nd serve. Mladenovic broke Ferro 7 times after converting 50% of her break points (7/14).
Mladenovic has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 51% of her matches (270-255). 3-1 on grass in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mladenovic has an aggregate 37-25 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
The French player has an overall 14-16 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Birmingham
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2015. See her history.
Anastasia Potapova
Ranked no. 82, Anastasia got to the 2nd round after defeating Nina Stojanovic 5-7 7-68 6-4.
In the 1st round against Stojanovic, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-68 6-4). During the match Potapova scored 108 points vs Stojanovic’s 105. The Russian was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Potapova recorded 4 aces and she committed only 8 double faults. Anastasia Potapova lost the serve 6 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Potapova put 54% of her first serves in, winning 70% (39/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (22/47) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Stojanovic 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).
Potapova has a compiled 11-12 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mladenovic | Potapova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 35 |
| Pts | 94-87 | 108-105 |
| Total Points | 181 | 213 |
| Winners | 36 | 39 |
| %Winners | 38% | 36% |
Both Mladenovic and Potapova played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Kristina Mladenovic dropped 1 set, while Anastasia Potapova conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Mladenovic and Potapova have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Mladenovic played 7 games less than Potapova. The French player scored 36 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Anastasia scored 39 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mladenovic | Potapova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 4 |
| 1st in | 54/88 | 56/103 |
| %1st in | 61% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 36/54 | 39/56 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 10/34 | 22/47 |
| %2nd pts | 29% | 47% |
Mladenovic bagged 3 aces . Potapova scored 4 aces . Mladenovic won 67% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 29% of the points. On the other side, Potapova won 70% 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 | Mladenovic | Potapova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 6 |
| Converted | 7/14 | 6/7 |
| % Converted | 50% | 86% |
| Conceded | 11 | 10 |
| Saved | 5 | 4 |
| % Saved | 45% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 |
Kristina broke her opponent 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. Kristina surrendered her serve 6 times and she saved 45% of the break points that she conceded. The Russian broke her opponent 6 times with a 86% conversion rate. Anastasia conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded.
| Mladenovic | |||
| R1 Ferro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 94-87 | 94-87 | |
| Total points | 181 | 181 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 10 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 54/88 | 54/88 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 36/54 | 36/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/34 | 10/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 29% | 29% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/14 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 5/11 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 45% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 | |
| Potapova | |||
| R1 Stojanovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-68 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 108-105 | 108-105 | |
| Total points | 213 | 213 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 56/103 | 56/103 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 39/56 | 39/56 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/47 | 22/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 6/7 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 86% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 4/10 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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