Alison Riske and Kaja Juvan will square off in the semifinal of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday 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 Kaja Juvan who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kaja Juvan is the pick to win this match.
Kaja Juvan -> 1.69
Alison Riske -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Alison Riske vs. Kaja Juvan
There is no head to head record between Alison Riske and Kaja Juvan since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Alison Riske
Ranked no. 38, Riske reached the semifinal after beating Pia Lovric 7-5 6-3, Viktoria Kuzmova 3-6 6-3 6-3 and Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter, Alison had a good straight sets win against Mladenovic (6-4 6-1). During the match, Riske scored 60 points vs Mladenovic’s 44. The American was quite aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Riske scored 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Alison Riske lost the serve 3 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Riske put 72% of her first serves in, winning 63% (24/38) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (7/15) on the 2nd serve. Riske broke Mladenovic 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Riske has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 54% of her matches (253-219). 5-6 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Riske has an aggregate 140-126 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Alison has an overall 7-11 win-loss record in 2021, 5-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Portoroz
Riske has never competed in this tournament before.
Kaja Juvan
Ranked no. 103, Kaja reached the semifinal after defeating Petra Martic 6-3 6-4, Aleksandra Krunic 7-61 6-4 and Tamara Zidansek 7-64 6-3.
In the quarter, Kaja had a good straight sets win against Zidansek (7-64 6-3). During the match Juvan and Zidansek scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 38 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match.
About the serving games, Juvan couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Kaja Juvan conceded no breaks for the entire match to put NAN% of her first serves in, win NAN% (/) of the points behind her 1st serve and NAN% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kaja started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points she played.
The Slovenian has an overall 18-15 win-loss record in 2021, 15-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Riske | Juvan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 64 |
| Pts | 234-185 | 145-117 |
| Total Points | 419 | 262 |
| Winners | 86 | 50 |
| %Winners | 37% | 34% |
Both Riske and Juvan played 3 matches. At the moment, Alison Riske lost 1 set while Kaja Juvan hasn’t conceded a set so far. Riske has played 1 set more than Juvan (7 vs 6). Therefore, Riske played 1 game more than Juvan. Riske scored 86 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Kaja blasted 50 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Riske | Juvan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 1st in | 129/192 | 75/136 |
| %1st in | 67% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 86/129 | 50/75 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 32/63 | 37/61 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 61% |
Riske blasted 10 aces (3.3 per match). Juvan bagged 2 aces (0.7 per match). Riske won 67% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Juvan won 67% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Riske | Juvan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 7 |
| Converted | 18/29 | 7/14 |
| % Converted | 62% | 50% |
| Conceded | 27 | 11 |
| Saved | 17 | 7 |
| % Saved | 63% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 4 |
The American broke her opponents 18 times with a 62% conversion rate. The American lost her serve 10 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded. Kaja broke her opponents 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Slovenian conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded.
| Riske | |||||
| R1 Lovric |
R2 Kuzmova |
1/4 Mladenovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 27 | 17 | 65 | |
| pts | 72-50 | 102-91 | 60-44 | 234-185 | |
| Total points | 122 | 193 | 104 | 419 | |
| Winners | 23 | 39 | 24 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 38% | 40% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 38/53 | 53/86 | 38/53 | 129/192 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 62% | 72% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 23/38 | 39/53 | 24/38 | 86/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 74% | 63% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 15/33 | 7/15 | 32/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 45% | 47% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 7/8 | 5/12 | 6/9 | 18/29 | |
| Converted % | 88% | 42% | 67% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 | 8 | 27 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 9/12 | 5/8 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 75% | 63% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Juvan | |||||
| R1 Martic |
R2 Krunic |
1/4 Zidansek |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-61 6-4 | 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 23 | 22 | 64 | |
| pts | 70-54 | 75-63 | – | 145-117 | |
| Total points | 124 | 138 | 0 | 262 | |
| Winners | 21 | 29 | 50 | ||
| %Winners | 30% | 39% | NAN% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1st in | 34/65 | 41/71 | / | 75/136 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 58% | – | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 21/34 | 29/41 | / | 50/75 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 71% | – | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/31 | 15/30 | / | 37/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 50% | – | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/6 | / | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 67% | – | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Saved | 7/8 | 0/3 | 0/ | 7 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 0% | – | 29% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Head 2 Head
LW Tennis Scores in Portoroz
- Lucas MiedlerMiedler – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (7-5 3-6 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Lorenzo FrigerioFrigerio – Sami ReinweinReinwein (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Kaja JuvanJuvan – Alison RiskeRiske (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
