Gabriela Andrea Knutson and Raluca Georgiana Serban will face off in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on Court 17. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gabriela Andrea Knutson who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gabriela Andrea Knutson is the pick to win this match.
Gabriela Andrea Knutson -> 1.62
Raluca Georgiana Serban -> 2.24
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Prediction and head to head Gabriela Andrea Knutson vs. Raluca Georgiana Serban
This will be the 2nd time that Gabriela Andrea Knutson and Raluca Georgiana Serban face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Andrea Knutson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Andrea Knutson won 6-2 2-6 6-2 in the 2nd round in the W40 Quinta do Lago back in 2023.
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-16 | 13-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-23 | 33-13 | 2-3 | 19-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-17 | 14-8 | 5-4 | 13-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 168, Gabriela got to the qualifications after beating Anna-Lena Friedsam 2-6 6-1 6-2.
In the qualifications against Friedsam, Andrea Knutson recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-1 6-2). During the match, Andrea Knutson scored 76 points vs Friedsam’s 63. Andrea Knutson was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Andrea Knutson made 3 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Gabriela Andrea Knutson lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Andrea Knutson put 63% of her first serves in, winning 71% (32/45) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (12/26) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Friedsam 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Andrea Knutson has a solid record in the last 3 years having won 68% of her matches (87-41). 1-1 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Andrea Knutson has an aggregate48-22 record in the last 3 years on hard.
Andrea Knutson has a compiled 1-1 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
The Czech has never competed in this tournament before.
Raluca Georgiana Serban
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-15 | 1-3 | 11-7 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-28 | 12-11 | 22-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-17 | 5-5 | 25-9 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-11 | 10-2 | 11-7 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 177, the Cypriot reached the qualifications after beating Despina Papamichail 7-5 6-2.
In the qualifications, Raluca had a good straight sets win against Papamichail (7-5 6-2). During the match Georgiana Serban scored 67 points vs Papamichail’s 50. Raluca was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
About the serving games, Georgiana Serban wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 6 double faults. Raluca Georgiana Serban lost the serve twice and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Georgiana Serban put 60% of her first serves in, winning 78% (29/37) of the points behind her 1st serve and 40% (10/25) on the 2nd serve. Raluca broke Papamichail 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Raluca has an aggregate 1-1 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2019 and 2023. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Andrea Knutson | Georgiana Serban |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 |
| Pts | 76-63 | 67-50 |
| Total Points | 139 | 117 |
| Winners | 32 | 29 |
| %Winners | 42% | 43% |
Both Andrea Knutson and Georgiana Serban played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Gabriela Andrea Knutson surrendered 1 set while Raluca Georgiana Serban hasn’t conceded a set so far. Andrea Knutson has played 1 set more than Georgiana Serban (3 vs 2). Therefore, Andrea Knutson played 3 games more than Georgiana Serban. Gabriela scored 32 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Cypriot blasted 29 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Andrea Knutson | Georgiana Serban |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 0 |
| 1st in | 45/71 | 37/62 |
| %1st in | 63% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 32/45 | 29/37 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 12/26 | 10/25 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 40% |
Andrea Knutson scored 3 aces . Georgiana Serban didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Andrea Knutson won 71% points on her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Georgiana Serban won 78% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 40% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Andrea Knutson | Georgiana Serban |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 45% | 45% |
| Conceded | 6 | 4 |
| Saved | 3 | 2 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Andrea Knutson broke her opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Gabriela dropped her serve 3 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. The Cypriot broke her opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Georgiana Serban conceded her serve twice and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Andrea Knutson | |||
| Q1 Friedsam |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 76-63 | 76-63 | |
| Total points | 139 | 139 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 45/71 | 45/71 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 32/45 | 32/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/26 | 12/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Georgiana Serban | |||
| Q1 Papamichail |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 67-50 | 67-50 | |
| Total points | 117 | 117 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 37/62 | 37/62 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 29/37 | 29/37 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/25 | 10/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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