Sofia Kenin and Caroline Dolehide will square off in the semifinal of the Guadalajara Open Akron for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on ESTADIO AKRON DE TENIS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sofia Kenin who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sofia Kenin is the pick to win this match.
Sofia Kenin -> 1.37
Caroline Dolehide -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Caroline Dolehide
This will be the 4th time that Sofia Kenin and Caroline Dolehide face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Dolehide (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kenin won 2-6 6-4 7-6(4) in the quarter in the Rancho Santa Fe back in 2017.
Sofia Kenin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-22 | 4-13 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-21 | 17-12 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 10-17 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-10 | 7-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-9 | 12-6 | 6-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 53, the American got to the semifinal after beating Carol Zhao 6-4 6-3, Anhelina Kalinina 6-2 7-65, Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 7-5 and Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 6-76 6-1.
In the quarter, The American defeated Annie Fernandez (6-4 6-76 6-1). During the match, Kenin scored 114 points vs Annie Fernandez’s 105. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kenin struck 6 aces and she was not very consistent on her 2nd serve to score 14 double faults. Sofia Kenin lost the serve 3 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kenin put 57% of her first serves in, winning 63% (46/73) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (28/56) on the 2nd serve. Kenin broke Annie Fernandez 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kenin has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points she played.
Kenin has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 61% of her matches (256-161). 17-9 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kenin has a composed 156-92 record in the last years on hard.
Kenin’s best result of the season was reaching the final in San Diego.
Kenin has a composed 26-17 win-loss record in 2023, 17-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Guadalajara
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Caroline Dolehide
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-24 | 8-15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-24 | 21-13 | 24-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-26 | 20-15 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-23 | 9-14 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-14 | 11-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 111, Caroline got to the semifinal after beating Peyton Stearns 6-71 7-65 7-62, Sachia Vickery 6-3 4-6 6-1, Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1 6-2 and Martina Trevisan 3-6 7-69 6-3.
In the quarter against Trevisan, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-69 6-3). During the match Dolehide scored 114 points vs Trevisan’s 110. Dolehide was pretty aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about serving, Dolehide recorded 4 aces and she was not very consistent on her 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Caroline Dolehide lost the serve 4 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Dolehide put 67% of her first serves in, winning 70% (57/81) of the points behind her 1st serve and 38% (15/40) on the 2nd serve. Dolehide broke Trevisan 3 times after converting 33% of her break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Caroline has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title the W25 Boca Raton where she beat Hailey Baptiste in the final 6-4 6-4 and the W60 Naples where she overcame Yulia Starodubtsewa in the final 7-5 7-5.
The American has an overall 42-22 win-loss record in 2023, 18-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Guadalajara
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kenin | Dolehide |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 92 | 111 |
| Pts | 348-305 | 399-363 |
| Total Points | 653 | 762 |
| Winners | 150 | 193 |
| %Winners | 43% | 48% |
Both Kenin and Dolehide played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Sofia Kenin surrendered 1 set, while Caroline Dolehide surrendered 3 sets. Kenin has played 2 set(s) less than Dolehide (9 vs 11). Therefore, Kenin played 19 games less than Dolehide. Kenin scored 150 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Caroline scored 193 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kenin | Dolehide |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 3.8 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 228/343 | 278/411 |
| %1st in | 66% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 150/228 | 193/278 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 62/115 | 55/133 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 41% |
Kenin fired 15 aces (3.8 per match). Dolehide scored 26 aces (6.5 per match). Kenin won 66% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Dolehide won 69% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 41% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kenin | Dolehide |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 17 |
| Converted | 17/34 | 17/34 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 23 | 37 |
| Saved | 16 | 26 |
| % Saved | 70% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 11 |
Kenin broke her opponents 17 times with a 50% conversion rate. Kenin conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 70% of the break points that she conceded. Caroline broke her opponents 17 times with a 50% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 11 times and she saved 70% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kenin | ||||||
| R1 Zhao |
R2 Kalinina |
R3 Ostapenko |
1/4 Annie |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 7-65 | 6-4 7-5 | 6-4 6-76 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 92 | |
| pts | 73-62 | 77-68 | 84-70 | 114-105 | 348-305 | |
| Total points | 135 | 145 | 154 | 219 | 653 | |
| Winners | 26 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 150 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 48% | 49% | 40% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 41/63 | 56/73 | 58/78 | 73/129 | 228/343 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 77% | 74% | 57% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 26/41 | 37/56 | 41/58 | 46/73 | 150/228 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 66% | 71% | 63% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/22 | 7/17 | 12/20 | 28/56 | 62/115 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 41% | 60% | 50% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/7 | 3/10 | 6/7 | 17/34 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 57% | 30% | 86% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 5/8 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 60% | 80% | 63% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Dolehide | ||||||
| R1 Stearns |
R2 Vickery |
R3 Alexandrova |
1/4 Trevisan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-71 7-65 7-62 | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | 6-1 6-2 | 3-6 7-69 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 39 | 26 | 15 | 31 | 111 | |
| pts | 126-127 | 103-94 | 56-32 | 114-110 | 399-363 | |
| Total points | 253 | 197 | 88 | 224 | 762 | |
| Winners | 59 | 53 | 24 | 57 | 193 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 51% | 43% | 50% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 28 | |
| 1st in | 89/135 | 80/112 | 28/43 | 81/121 | 278/411 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 71% | 65% | 67% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 59/89 | 53/80 | 24/28 | 57/81 | 193/278 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 66% | 86% | 70% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/46 | 12/32 | 9/15 | 15/40 | 55/133 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 38% | 60% | 38% | 41% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/6 | 4/9 | 3/9 | 17/34 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 83% | 44% | 33% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 37 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 11/13 | 1/1 | 8/12 | 26 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 85% | 100% | 67% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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