Ann Li and Varvara Gracheva will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Tenerife Ladies Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:30 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 Ann Li who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ann Li is the pick to win this match.
Ann Li -> 1.57
Varvara Gracheva -> 2.47
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Prediction and head to head Ann Li vs. Varvara Gracheva
There is no head to head record between Ann Li and Varvara Gracheva since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Ann Li
Ranked no. 60 (career-high), Ann got to the 2nd round after beating Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 2-6 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round against Parrizas-Diaz, Ann recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-1). During the match, Li scored 98 points vs Parrizas-Diaz’s 94. Ann was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Li managed to score 2 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Ann Li lost the serve 4 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Li put 61% of her first serves in, winning 56% (32/57) of the points behind her 1st serve and 57% (21/37) on the 2nd serve. Li broke Parrizas-Diaz 5 times after converting 23% of her break points (5/22).
Li has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 63% of her matches (131-78). 15-8 on hard in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Li has a composed87-49 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
Li’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne, Monterrey and the Chicago.
Ann has a compiled 19-13 win-loss record in 2021, 15-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Tenerife
Ann has never competed in this tournament before.
Varvara Gracheva
Ranked no. 80, Varvara got to the 2nd round after beating Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4 5-7 7-64.
In the 1st round, Varvara defeated Sorribes Tormo (6-4 5-7 7-64). During the match Gracheva scored 127 points vs Sorribes Tormo’s 118. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Gracheva fired 3 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Varvara Gracheva lost the serve 8 times and she saved 15 break points. Furthermore, Gracheva put 62% of her first serves in, winning 56% (45/81) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (22/49) on the 2nd serve. Varvara broke Sorribes Tormo 8 times after converting 50% of her break points (8/16).
Gracheva’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Malo and Chicago.
The Russian has a composed 21-26 win-loss record in 2021, 11-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Li | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 35 |
| Pts | 98-94 | 127-118 |
| Total Points | 192 | 245 |
| Winners | 32 | 45 |
| %Winners | 33% | 35% |
Both Li and Gracheva played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Ann Li dropped 1 set, while Varvara Gracheva lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Li and Gracheva have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Li played 10 games less than Gracheva. The American scored 32 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian bagged 45 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Li | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3 |
| 1st in | 57/94 | 81/130 |
| %1st in | 61% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 32/57 | 45/81 |
| %1st pts | 56% | 56% |
| 2nd pts | 21/37 | 22/49 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 45% |
Li fired 2 aces . Gracheva recorded 3 aces . Li won 56% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Gracheva won 56% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Li | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 8 |
| Converted | 5/22 | 8/16 |
| % Converted | 23% | 50% |
| Conceded | 10 | 23 |
| Saved | 6 | 15 |
| % Saved | 60% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
Li broke her opponent 5 times with a 23% conversion rate. Li lost her serve 4 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. The Russian broke her opponent 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Russian conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 65% of the break points that she conceded.
| Li | |||
| R1 Parrizas-Diaz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 98-94 | 98-94 | |
| Total points | 192 | 192 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 57/94 | 57/94 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 32/57 | 32/57 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 56% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/37 | 21/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/22 | 5/22 | |
| Converted % | 23% | 23% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Gracheva | |||
| R1 Sorribes Tormo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 127-118 | 127-118 | |
| Total points | 245 | 245 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 81/130 | 81/130 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 45/81 | 45/81 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 56% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/49 | 22/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 8 | 8 | |
| Converted | 8/16 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 23 | 23 | |
| Saved | 15/23 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 65% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 8 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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