Garbine Muguruza and Mai Hontama will square off in the quarter of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on Stadium. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Garbine Muguruza who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Garbine Muguruza is the pick to win this match.
Garbine Muguruza -> 1.10
Mai Hontama -> 7.00
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Prediction and head to head Garbine Muguruza vs. Mai Hontama
There is no head to head record between Garbine Muguruza and Mai Hontama since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Garbine Muguruza
Ranked no. 9, the Spaniard reached the quarter after beating Ann Li 6-4 6-4 and Victoria Azarenka w/o.
In the 3rd round, Muguruza defeated Azarenka (w/o). During the match, Muguruza and Azarenka scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 9 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match.
Regarding the service games, Muguruza wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and she was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Garbine Muguruza 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.
Muguruza has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 66% of her matches (340-179). 28-9 on hard in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Muguruza has an aggregate 202-100 record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the year was conquering the title in in Dubai where she defeated Barbora Krejcikova in the final 7-6(6) 6-3.
Muguruza has an overall 35-14 win-loss record in 2021, 28-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Chicago
Garbine has never competed in this tournament before.
Mai Hontama
Ranked no. 200 (career-high), Hontama got to the quarter after beating Emina Bektas 6-2 7-5, Harriet Dart 7-5 7-63, Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-0, Anett Kontaveit w/o and Shelby Rogers 6-4 6-71 6-1.
In the 3rd round, Hontama defeated Rogers (6-4 6-71 6-1). During the match Hontama scored 107 points vs Rogers’s 95. The Japanese was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, Hontama wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Mai Hontama lost the serve 3 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Hontama put 74% of her first serves in, winning 65% (47/72) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (11/25) on the 2nd serve. Hontama broke Rogers 6 times after converting 43% of her break points (6/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mai started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in the W25 Salinas where she beat Carol Zhao in the final 7-5 6-1 and in the W25 Porto where she beat Anastasia Tikhonova in the final 6-4 6-3.
Mai has a composed 39-12 win-loss record in 2021, 30-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Muguruza | Hontama |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 90 |
| Pts | 69-59 | 326-271 |
| Total Points | 128 | 597 |
| Winners | 33 | 119 |
| %Winners | 48% | 37% |
Muguruza played 1 match while Hontama competed in 4 matches. Hontama started her run from the qualifications while Muguruza had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Mai Hontama lost 1 set while Garbine Muguruza hasn’t lost a set so far. Muguruza has played 7 set(s) less than Hontama (2 vs 9). Therefore, Muguruza played 70 games less than Hontama. The Spaniard scored 33 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Hontama managed to score 119 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Muguruza | Hontama |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 48/66 | 186/288 |
| %1st in | 73% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 33/48 | 119/186 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 8/18 | 49/102 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 48% |
Muguruza scored 2 aces . Hontama bagged 2 aces (0.5 per match). Muguruza won 69% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Hontama won 64% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Muguruza | Hontama |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 24 |
| Converted | 4/7 | 24/47 |
| % Converted | 57% | 51% |
| Conceded | 6 | 26 |
| Saved | 4 | 14 |
| % Saved | 67% | 54% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 12 |
The Spaniard broke her opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Muguruza conceded her serve twice and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. The Japanese broke her opponents 24 times with a 51% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded her serve 12 times and she saved 54% of the break points that she conceded.
| Muguruza | ||||
| R2 Li |
R3 Azarenka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | – | 20 | |
| pts | 69-59 | – | 69-59 | |
| Total points | 128 | – | 128 | |
| Winners | 33 | – | 33 | |
| %Winners | 48% | – | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | – | 5 | |
| 1st in | 48/66 | – | 48/66 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | – | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 33/48 | – | 33/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | – | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/18 | – | 8/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | – | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | – | 4/7 | |
| Converted % | 57% | – | 57% | |
| Conceded | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | – | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Hontama | |||||||
| Q1 Bektas |
Q3 Dart |
R1 Garcia |
R2 Kontaveit |
R3 Rogers |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 7-5 7-63 | 6-3 6-0 | w/o | 6-4 6-71 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 25 | 15 | – | 30 | 90 | |
| pts | 66-51 | 89-82 | 64-43 | – | 107-95 | 326-271 | |
| Total points | 117 | 171 | 107 | – | 202 | 597 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | 26 | – | 47 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 26% | 41% | – | 44% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 9 | 7 | – | 4 | 24 | |
| 1st in | 34/59 | 43/74 | 37/58 | – | 72/97 | 186/288 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | 64% | – | 74% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 23/34 | 23/43 | 26/37 | – | 47/72 | 119/186 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 53% | 70% | – | 65% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 15/31 | 9/21 | – | 11/25 | 49/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 48% | 43% | – | 44% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 6 | – | 6 | 24 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 7/16 | 6/7 | – | 6/14 | 24/47 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 44% | 86% | – | 43% | 51% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 11 | 5 | – | 8 | 26 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 5/11 | 4/5 | – | 5/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 45% | 80% | – | 63% | 94% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 3 | 12 | |
Head 2 Head
LWWLLWWLLW Tennis Scores in Chicago
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Mai HontamaHontama – Shelby RogersRogers (6-4 6-71 6-1) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (w/o) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Jessica PegulaPegula (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Tereza MartincovaMartincova (6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Elise MertensMertens (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Tereza MartincovaMartincova (6-2 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Mai HontamaHontama – Shelby RogersRogers (6-4 6-7(1) 6-1) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (w/o) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Ons JabeurJabeur (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Belinda BencicBencic – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mai HontamaHontama – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-0) – H2H and prediction
