Viktoria Kuzmova and Tereza Mrdeza will square off in the 1st round of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Court D. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Viktoria Kuzmova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Viktoria Kuzmova is the pick to win this match.
Viktoria Kuzmova -> 1.8
Tereza Mrdeza -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Viktoria Kuzmova vs. Tereza Mrdeza
This will be the 3rd time that Viktoria Kuzmova and Tereza Mrdeza clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Mrdeza won 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in the W60+H La Bisbal D’Emporda back in May 2021.
Viktoria Kuzmova
Ranked no. 149, the Slovakian got to the 1st round after beating Stefania Rubini 6-3 6-1 and Lucrezia Stefanini 6-4 4-6 7-65.
In the qualifications, Kuzmova defeated Stefanini (6-4 4-6 7-65). During the match, Kuzmova and Stefanini scored the same amount of points (110). However, the world no. 149 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Kuzmova was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kuzmova recorded 5 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Viktoria Kuzmova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmova put 52% of her first serves in, winning 74% (40/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (24/50) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Stefanini 3 times after converting 30% of her break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Viktoria started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has dropped 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points she played.
Kuzmova has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 64% of her matches (256-142). 7-6 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kuzmova has an aggregate133-58 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
The Slovakian has an overall 13-15 win-loss record in 2021, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Portoroz
Kuzmova has never competed in this tournament before.
Tereza Mrdeza
Ranked no. 225, Mrdeza got to the 1st round after defeating Lina Gjorcheska 3-6 6-0 6-1 and Emina Bektas 4-6 6-4 6-0.
In the qualifications against Bektas, Mrdeza recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-0). During the match Mrdeza scored 89 points vs Bektas’s 71. Tereza was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Mrdeza fired 2 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Tereza Mrdeza lost the serve 6 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mrdeza put 53% of her first serves in, winning 65% (26/40) of the points behind her 1st serve and 37% (13/35) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Bektas 9 times after converting 69% of her break points (9/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tereza started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points she played.
Mrdeza’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the W60+H La Bisbal D’Emporda.
The Croatian has a composed 28-23 win-loss record in 2021, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmova | Mrdeza |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 48 |
| Pts | 175-149 | 168-124 |
| Total Points | 324 | 292 |
| Winners | 65 | 57 |
| %Winners | 37% | 34% |
Both Kuzmova and Mrdeza played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Viktoria Kuzmova surrendered 1 set, while Tereza Mrdeza surrendered 2 sets. Kuzmova has played 1 set(s) less than Mrdeza (5 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Kuzmova played 1 game more than Mrdeza. Viktoria scored 65 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian bagged 57 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmova | Mrdeza |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 1 |
| 1st in | 87/159 | 86/143 |
| %1st in | 55% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 65/87 | 57/86 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 36/72 | 27/57 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 47% |
Kuzmova recorded 8 aces (4 per match). Mrdeza recorded 2 aces (1 per match). Kuzmova won 75% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Mrdeza won 66% 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 | Kuzmova | Mrdeza |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 15 |
| Converted | 8/17 | 15/21 |
| % Converted | 47% | 71% |
| Conceded | 12 | 13 |
| Saved | 8 | 5 |
| % Saved | 67% | 38% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
Viktoria broke her opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Slovakian dropped her serve 4 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. The Croatian broke her opponents 15 times with a 71% conversion rate. Tereza conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 38% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kuzmova | ||||
| Q1 Rubini |
Q3 Stefanini |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 4-6 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 33 | 49 | |
| pts | 65-39 | 110-110 | 175-149 | |
| Total points | 104 | 220 | 324 | |
| Winners | 25 | 40 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 36% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 33/55 | 54/104 | 87/159 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 52% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 25/33 | 40/54 | 65/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 74% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 24/50 | 36/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 48% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 3/10 | 8/17 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 30% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 3/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 50% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Mrdeza | ||||
| Q1 Gjorcheska |
Q3 Bektas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-0 6-1 | 4-6 6-4 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 26 | 48 | |
| pts | 79-53 | 89-71 | 168-124 | |
| Total points | 132 | 160 | 292 | |
| Winners | 31 | 26 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 29% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 46/68 | 40/75 | 86/143 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 53% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 31/46 | 26/40 | 57/86 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 65% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 13/35 | 27/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 37% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 9/13 | 15/21 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 69% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 4/10 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 40% | 37% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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