Kristina Kucova and Maryna Zanevska will face off in the final of the BNP Paribas Poland Open for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 5:00 pm on Centre Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maryna Zanevska who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maryna Zanevska is the pick to win this match.
Maryna Zanevska -> 1.41
Kristina Kucova -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Kristina Kucova vs. Maryna Zanevska
This will be the 6th time that Kristina Kucova and Maryna Zanevska square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Zanevska (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they played, Zanevska won 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the qualifications in Paris back in 2016.
Kristina Kucova
Ranked no. 150, the Slovakian reached the final after beating Urszula Radwanska 6-2 6-1, Irina Maria Bara 3-6 7-5 6-4, Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-74 7-67 7-63 and Tamara Korpatsch 6-0 6-3.
In the semifinal, Kristina had a good straight sets win against Korpatsch (6-0 6-3). During the match, Kucova scored 57 points vs Korpatsch’s 30. Kristina was pretty aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kucova wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the encounter and she committed only 3 double faults. Kristina Kucova lost the serve once. Furthermore, Kucova put 59% of her first serves in, winning 87% (20/23) of the points behind her 1st serve and 38% (6/16) on the 2nd serve. Kristina broke Korpatsch 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 2 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points she played.
Kucova has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of her matches (242-177). 13-8 on clay in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kucova has an overall 155-81 record in the last years on clay.
The Slovakian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Gdynia.
The Slovakian has an aggregate 20-15 win-loss record in 2021, 13-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Gdynia
The Slovakian has never competed in this tournament before.
Maryna Zanevska
Ranked no. 165, the Belgian got to the final after defeating Jamie Loeb 6-2 6-0, Viktoria Kuzmova 6-2 6-1, Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 6-3 6-2 and Kateryna Kozlova 6-2 4-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, Maryna defeated Kozlova (6-2 4-6 6-3). During the match Zanevska scored 91 points vs Kozlova’s 76. The Belgian was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Zanevska made 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Maryna Zanevska lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Zanevska put 67% of her first serves in, winning 65% (37/57) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Kozlova 6 times after converting 60% of her break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Maryna started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 60% of the points she played.
Zanevska has a composed 31-12 win-loss record in 2021, 20-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kucova | Zanevska |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 100 | 73 |
| Pts | 381-312 | 269-182 |
| Total Points | 693 | 451 |
| Winners | 141 | 109 |
| %Winners | 37% | 41% |
Both Kucova and Zanevska played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Kristina Kucova lost 2 sets, while Maryna Zanevska dropped 1 set. Kucova has played 1 set more than Zanevska (10 vs 9). Therefore, Kucova played 27 games more than Zanevska. Kucova scored 141 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Zanevska made 109 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kucova | Zanevska |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 1st in | 222/329 | 151/235 |
| %1st in | 67% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 141/222 | 109/151 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 47/107 | 47/84 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 56% |
Kucova made 3 aces (0.8 per match). Zanevska managed to score 7 aces (1.8 per match). Kucova won 64% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Zanevska won 72% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kucova | Zanevska |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 27 | 18 |
| Converted | 27/57 | 18/35 |
| % Converted | 47% | 51% |
| Conceded | 39 | 14 |
| Saved | 23 | 10 |
| % Saved | 59% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 16 | 4 |
The Slovakian broke her opponents 27 times with a 47% conversion rate. Kucova surrendered her serve 16 times and she saved 59% of the break points that she conceded. Zanevska broke her opponents 18 times with a 51% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kucova | ||||||
| R1 Radwanska |
R2 Maria Bara |
1/4 Gorgodze |
1/2 Korpatsch |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 3-6 7-5 6-4 | 6-74 7-67 7-63 | 6-0 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 100 | |
| pts | 59-28 | 111-109 | 154-145 | 57-30 | 381-312 | |
| Total points | 87 | 220 | 299 | 87 | 693 | |
| Winners | 18 | 41 | 62 | 20 | 141 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 37% | 40% | 35% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 19/32 | 68/100 | 112/158 | 23/39 | 222/329 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 68% | 71% | 59% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 18/19 | 41/68 | 62/112 | 20/23 | 141/222 | |
| % 1st pts | 95% | 60% | 55% | 87% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/13 | 13/32 | 18/46 | 6/16 | 47/107 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 41% | 39% | 38% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 7/17 | 9/20 | 6/11 | 27/57 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 41% | 45% | 55% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 39 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 9/15 | 14/23 | 0/1 | 23 | |
| Saved % | – | 60% | 61% | 0% | 30% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | |
| Zanevska | ||||||
| R1 Loeb |
R2 Kuzmova |
1/4 Parrizas-Diaz |
1/2 Kozlova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 73 | |
| pts | 55-29 | 60-37 | 63-40 | 91-76 | 269-182 | |
| Total points | 84 | 97 | 103 | 167 | 451 | |
| Winners | 23 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% | 40% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 30/45 | 30/52 | 34/53 | 57/85 | 151/235 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 58% | 64% | 67% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 23/30 | 24/30 | 25/34 | 37/57 | 109/151 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 80% | 74% | 65% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 12/22 | 14/19 | 13/28 | 47/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 55% | 74% | 46% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/8 | 3/8 | 6/10 | 18/35 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 50% | 38% | 60% | 51% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 4/8 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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