Andrea Petkovic and Mayar Sherif will play each other in the final of the Winners Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 5:00 pm on Center 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 Andrea Petkovic who should win in 3 sets.
Andrea Petkovic -> 1.78
Mayar Sherif -> 2.13
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Prediction and head to head Andrea Petkovic vs. Mayar Sherif
There is no head to head record between Andrea Petkovic and Mayar Sherif since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Andrea Petkovic
Ranked no. 91, Petkovic got to the final after defeating Alexandra Dulgheru 6-3 4-1 ret., Jaqueline Cristian 6-4 6-3, Seone Mendez 6-76 6-4 6-1 and Aleksandra Krunic 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, Andrea had a good straight sets win against Krunic (6-4 6-2). During the match, Petkovic scored 62 points vs Krunic’s 47. The German was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Petkovic was unable to score even 1 ace and she committed only 6 double faults. Andrea Petkovic lost the serve 3 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Petkovic put 55% of her first serves in, winning 62% (21/34) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Krunic 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Andrea started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points she played.
Petkovic has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 55% of her matches (231-190). 13-8 on clay in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Petkovic has an aggregate 72-50 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The German’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Hamburg.
Andrea has an aggregate 17-15 win-loss record in 2021, 13-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cluj
Petkovic has never competed in this tournament before.
Mayar Sherif
Ranked no. 119, the Egyptian reached the final after defeating Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4, Alexandra Eala 6-2 6-2, Kristina Kucova 6-3 6-1 and Mihaela Buzarnescu 7-61 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Egyptian had a good straight sets win against Buzarnescu (7-61 6-4). During the match Sherif scored 74 points vs Buzarnescu’s 63. Sherif was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Sherif scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Mayar Sherif lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sherif put 73% of her first serves in, winning 63% (34/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 60% (12/20) on the 2nd serve. Mayar was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Buzarnescu 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mayar started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points she played.
Sherif’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the W60 Montpellier.
The Egyptian has an overall 21-15 win-loss record in 2021, 14-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Petkovic | Sherif |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 73 |
| Pts | 301-244 | 250-179 |
| Total Points | 545 | 429 |
| Winners | 118 | 119 |
| %Winners | 39% | 48% |
Both Petkovic and Sherif played 4 matches. At the moment, Andrea Petkovic surrendered 1 set while Mayar Sherif hasn’t dropped a set so far. Petkovic has played 2 sets more than Sherif (10 vs 8). Therefore, Petkovic played 8 games more than Sherif. Petkovic scored 118 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Sherif made 119 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Petkovic | Sherif |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 176/284 | 166/220 |
| %1st in | 62% | 75% |
| 1st pts | 118/176 | 119/166 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 55/108 | 32/54 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 59% |
Petkovic recorded 6 aces (1.5 per match). Sherif struck 9 aces (2.3 per match). Petkovic won 67% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Sherif won 72% 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 | Petkovic | Sherif |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 20 | 16 |
| Converted | 20/31 | 16/24 |
| % Converted | 65% | 67% |
| Conceded | 28 | 13 |
| Saved | 20 | 9 |
| % Saved | 71% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 4 |
Andrea broke her opponents 20 times with a 65% conversion rate. The German dropped her serve 8 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded. Sherif broke her opponents 16 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Egyptian conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 69% of the break points that she conceded.
| Petkovic | ||||||
| R1 Dulgheru | R2 Cristian | 1/4 Mendez | 1/2 Krunic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-1 ret. | 6-4 6-3 | 6-76 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 81 | |
| pts | 57-43 | 72-64 | 110-90 | 62-47 | 301-244 | |
| Total points | 100 | 136 | 200 | 109 | 545 | |
| Winners | 27 | 32 | 38 | 21 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 44% | 35% | 34% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | |
| 1st in | 36/56 | 48/75 | 58/91 | 34/62 | 176/284 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | 64% | 55% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/36 | 32/48 | 38/58 | 21/34 | 118/176 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 67% | 66% | 62% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 13/27 | 19/33 | 14/28 | 55/108 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 48% | 58% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/6 | 7/14 | 6/7 | 20/31 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 67% | 50% | 86% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 7/9 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 78% | 57% | 57% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Sherif | ||||||
| R1 Cornet | R2 Eala | 1/4 Kucova | 1/2 Buzarnescu | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | 7-61 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 73 | |
| pts | 62-49 | 58-37 | 56-30 | 74-63 | 250-179 | |
| Total points | 111 | 95 | 86 | 137 | 429 | |
| Winners | 32 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 47% | 46% | 46% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 41/50 | 39/55 | 32/41 | 54/74 | 166/220 | |
| % 1st in | 82% | 71% | 78% | 73% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 32/41 | 27/39 | 26/32 | 34/54 | 119/166 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 69% | 81% | 63% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 3/9 | 10/16 | 7/9 | 12/20 | 32/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 63% | 78% | 60% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 16/24 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 6/6 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | – | 50% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
Tennis Scores in Cluj
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Yannick MertensMertens (6-3 4-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mayar SherifSherif – Andrea PetkovicPetkovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction