Belinda Bencic and Karolina Muchova will face off in the 3rd round of the Western & Southern Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 8:30 pm on GRANDSTAND. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Muchova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Karolina Muchova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Muchova -> 1.9
Belinda Bencic -> 1.98
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Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Karolina Muchova
There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Karolina Muchova since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Belinda Bencic
Ranked no. 11, Belinda reached the 3rd round after defeating Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 7-5 and Shelby Rogers 7-61 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Belinda had a good straight sets win against Rogers (7-61 6-1). During the match, Bencic scored 81 points vs Rogers’s 58. Belinda was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bencic recorded 6 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Belinda Bencic was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 74% (37/50) of her 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Bencic broke Rogers twice after converting 25% of her break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Bencic has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 65% of her matches (303-162). 15-6 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Bencic has a composed 144-77 match record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in in Tokyo where she defeated Marketa Vondrousova in the final 7-5 2-6 6-3.
Belinda has a composed 25-14 win-loss record in 2021, 15-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2015. See her history.
Karolina Muchova
Ranked no. 23, the Czech got to the 3rd round after beating Johanna Konta 3-6 7-65 6-2 and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Andreescu (6-4 6-2). During the match Muchova scored 64 points vs Andreescu’s 49. Karolina was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
About the serving games, Muchova struck 4 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Karolina Muchova lost the serve twice and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Muchova put 60% of her first serves in, winning 78% (29/37) of the points behind her 1st serve and 40% (10/25) on the 2nd serve. Muchova broke Andreescu 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
The Czech’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .
Karolina has a compiled 19-7 win-loss record in 2021, 10-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bencic | Muchova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 48 |
| Pts | 148-114 | 154-138 |
| Total Points | 262 | 292 |
| Winners | 68 | 68 |
| %Winners | 46% | 44% |
Both Bencic and Muchova played 2 matches. At the moment, Karolina Muchova surrendered 1 set while Belinda Bencic hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Bencic has played 1 set(s) less than Muchova (4 vs 5). Therefore, Bencic played 7 games less than Muchova. Belinda scored 68 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech bagged 68 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bencic | Muchova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 91/134 | 88/149 |
| %1st in | 68% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 68/91 | 68/88 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 25/43 | 32/61 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 52% |
Bencic recorded 10 aces (5 per match). Muchova bagged 15 aces (7.5 per match). Bencic won 75% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Muchova won 77% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bencic | Muchova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 7/14 |
| % Converted | 45% | 50% |
| Conceded | 9 | 13 |
| Saved | 8 | 10 |
| % Saved | 89% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
The Swiss broke her opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Swiss conceded her serve once and she saved 89% of the break points that she conceded. Muchova broke her opponents 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. Muchova conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 77% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bencic | ||||
| R1 Vondrousova |
R2 Rogers |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 7-61 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 20 | 41 | |
| pts | 67-56 | 81-58 | 148-114 | |
| Total points | 123 | 139 | 262 | |
| Winners | 31 | 37 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 41/67 | 50/67 | 91/134 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 75% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 31/41 | 37/50 | 68/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 74% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 11/17 | 25/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 65% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 2/8 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 25% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 6/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Muchova | ||||
| R1 Konta |
R2 Andreescu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-65 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 18 | 48 | |
| pts | 90-89 | 64-49 | 154-138 | |
| Total points | 179 | 113 | 292 | |
| Winners | 39 | 29 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 45% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 51/87 | 37/62 | 88/149 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 60% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 39/51 | 29/37 | 68/88 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 78% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/36 | 10/25 | 32/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 40% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 5/8 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 63% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 71% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
WWWWWWLWWW Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Angelique KerberKerber – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (7-5 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (5-7 6-2 7-64) – See score progression
- Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Bernarda PeraPera (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Caroline GarciaGarcia (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Alison RiskeRiske (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Cori GauffGauff (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Jennifer BradyBrady (6-72 5-4 ret.) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Heather WatsonWatson (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Shelby RogersRogers (7-61 6-1) – See score progression
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Simona HalepHalep (w/o) – See score progression
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (6-1 7-65) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Elise MertensMertens (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Youssef HossamHossam – Kirill KivattsevKivattsev (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Mateo Nicolas MartinezNicolas Martinez – Simon CarrCarr (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Vignesh Peranamallur-ChandrasekharPeranamallur-Chandrasekhar (6-1 2-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (6-1 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Caroline GarciaGarcia (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Simona HalepHalep (w/o) – See score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (5-7 6-2 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Shelby RogersRogers (7-6(1) 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Angelique KerberKerber – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Ons JabeurJabeur (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Jessica PegulaPegula (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Belinda BencicBencic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Naomi OsakaOsaka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
