Die-hard Danka Kovinic outlasts Stephens in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS – PARMA RESULTS

PARMA LADIES OPEN - PARMA DRAW AND RESULTS. Kovinic survives Stephens to face Jasmine Paolini in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Danka Kovinic vs. Sloane Stephens

Danka Kovinic survives Sloane Stephens 7-5 2-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Parma on Wednesday after conquering a huge battle. Kovinic will face off with Jasmine Paolini in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 37 minutes.

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Kovinic's Record

Highlights Danka Kovinic vs. Sloane Stephens Parma Ladies Open – Parma

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kovinic
Stephens
Danka Kovinic
7-5 2-6 7-5
2h:37
Sloane Stephens
99
99
Total points
102
102
37
37
Winners
47
47
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
12
12
Double Faults
0
0
51%
51%
1st in
77%
77%
71%
71%
1st won
62%
62%
37/52
37/52
1st won
47/76
47/76
46%
46%
2nd won
57%
57%
23/50
23/50
2nd won
13/23
13/23
-- Break Points --
5/9
5/9
Total
5/11
5/11
56%
56%
Won
45%
45%
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Kovinic won this match even if she conquered less points than Sloane (99 vs. 102).

Kovinic

Kovinic was pretty effective at converting 56% of the break points that she conquered (5/9).

Stephens

On the other side, Sloane was not so effective in converting her break points (only 45% – 5/11). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Kovinic and Stephens is 1-2 for Sloane.

Draw and next match H2H: Danka Kovinic vs. Jasmine Paolini – stats

Kovinic will fight against Paolini in the quarter.

This will be the 5th time that Danka Kovinic and Jasmine Paolini play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Kovinic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Paolini won 6-1 6-1 in the 1st round in Warsaw back in July 2022.

Danka Kovinic Draw info

Live score progression and stats

The conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Kovinic broke back in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th game to conquer the set 7-5.

Sloane was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-5 to 7-5.

The converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th (4-5 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Stephens converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 73 points. This set was a huge battle since finally Danka won barely 1 point more than the American (37-36). The lost 14 points on serve (25-14). In addition, on the other side, Stephens conceded 12 points on serve (22-12).

Sloane in this set was more solid than Danka and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking the in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.

The American was on the money in converting all her break points in the 5th (2-2 0-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Danka (29-18). The American surrendered 6 points on serve (16-6). on the other side of the court, the conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).

Kovinic won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game, Kovinic broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 12th game to conquer the set 7-5.

A defining moment of this set was when the won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to bring the game count from 1-2 to 5-2.

Kovinic converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (5-2 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Sloane converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They played 81 points. Danka won 7 more points than Sloane (44-37). Kovinic dropped 15 points on serve (23-15). Regarding the other side of the net, Sloane conceded 21 points on serve (22-21).

 

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