Andrea Petkovic and Jule Niemeier will fight against each other in the semifinal of the European Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jule Niemeier who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jule Niemeier is the pick to win this match.
Jule Niemeier -> 1.54
Andrea Petkovic -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Andrea Petkovic vs. Jule Niemeier
This will be the 2nd time that Andrea Petkovic and Jule Niemeier play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Niemeier (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Niemeier won 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in the qualifications in Strasbourg back in May 2021.
Andrea Petkovic
Ranked no. 130, Andrea got to the semifinal after beating Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-4 7-5, Yulia Putintseva 6-2 1-6 6-4 and Ysaline Bonaventure 6-2 7-5.
In the quarter, Andrea had a good straight sets win against Bonaventure (6-2 7-5). During the match, Petkovic scored 73 points vs Bonaventure’s 57. Andrea was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Petkovic struck 5 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Andrea Petkovic lost the serve 3 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Petkovic put 69% of her first serves in, winning 66% (31/47) of the points behind her 1st serve and 38% (8/21) on the 2nd serve. Andrea broke Bonaventure 6 times after converting 75% of her break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Andrea started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has dropped 1 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points she played.
Petkovic has a good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 54% of her matches (223-188). 5-6 on clay in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Petkovic has a composed 64-48 record in the last years on clay.
Petkovic has an aggregate 9-13 win-loss record in 2021, 5-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hamburg
Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2002. See her history.
Jule Niemeier
Ranked no. 167 (career-high), the German got to the semifinal after beating Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-2, Tamara Korpatsch 6-2 6-75 6-3 and Tamara Zidansek 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter, Jule had a good straight sets win against Zidansek (6-2 6-4). During the match Niemeier scored 65 points vs Zidansek’s 48. Niemeier was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Niemeier scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Jule Niemeier was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (25/35) of her 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. The German broke Zidansek 4 times after converting 44% of her break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Niemeier started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The German has an aggregate 30-11 win-loss record in 2021, 21-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Petkovic | Niemeier |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 66 |
| Pts | 238-209 | 256-216 |
| Total Points | 447 | 472 |
| Winners | 96 | 87 |
| %Winners | 40% | 34% |
Both Petkovic and Niemeier played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Andrea Petkovic dropped 1 set, while Jule Niemeier surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Petkovic and Niemeier have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Petkovic played 1 game more than Niemeier. Andrea scored 96 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Jule recorded 87 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Petkovic | Niemeier |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 4 |
| 1st in | 156/226 | 127/232 |
| %1st in | 69% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 96/156 | 87/127 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 36/70 | 49/105 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 47% |
Petkovic fired 9 aces (3 per match). Niemeier fired 12 aces (4 per match). Petkovic won 62% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Niemeier won 69% 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 | Petkovic | Niemeier |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 18 |
| Converted | 15/26 | 18/37 |
| % Converted | 58% | 49% |
| Conceded | 17 | 21 |
| Saved | 7 | 12 |
| % Saved | 41% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 9 |
The German broke her opponents 15 times with a 58% conversion rate. Petkovic conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 41% of the break points that she conceded. Jule broke her opponents 18 times with a 49% conversion rate. The German conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Petkovic | |||||
| R1 Friedsam |
R2 Putintseva |
1/4 Bonaventure |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 6-2 1-6 6-4 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 25 | 20 | 67 | |
| pts | 75-68 | 90-84 | 73-57 | 238-209 | |
| Total points | 143 | 174 | 130 | 447 | |
| Winners | 33 | 32 | 31 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 36% | 42% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 51/77 | 58/81 | 47/68 | 156/226 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 72% | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 33/51 | 32/58 | 31/47 | 96/156 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 55% | 66% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 14/23 | 8/21 | 36/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 61% | 38% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/12 | 6/8 | 15/26 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 42% | 75% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 5/10 | 1/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 50% | 25% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Niemeier | |||||
| R1 Garcia |
R2 Korpatsch |
1/4 Zidansek |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 6-75 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 30 | 18 | 66 | |
| pts | 78-68 | 113-100 | 65-48 | 256-216 | |
| Total points | 146 | 213 | 113 | 472 | |
| Winners | 25 | 37 | 25 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 33% | 38% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 33/66 | 59/106 | 35/60 | 127/232 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 56% | 58% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 25/33 | 37/59 | 25/35 | 87/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 63% | 71% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/33 | 23/47 | 15/25 | 49/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 49% | 60% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 8/16 | 4/9 | 18/37 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 44% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 3/8 | 7/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 38% | 88% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
LWLLLWLWLW Tennis Scores in Hamburg
- Jule NiemeierNiemeier – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrea PetkovicPetkovic – Ysaline BonaventureBonaventure (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (6-4 1-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Dayana YastremskaYastremska – Sara ErraniErrani (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dayana YastremskaYastremska – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jule NiemeierNiemeier – Andrea PetkovicPetkovic (1-0) – H2H and prediction
