Caroline Garcia and Magdalena Frech will square off in the 2nd round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on 1573 Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Caroline Garcia who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Caroline Garcia is the pick to win this match.
Caroline Garcia -> 1.27
Magdalena Frech -> 3.78

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Prediction and head to head Caroline Garcia vs. Magdalena Frech

There is no head to head record between Caroline Garcia and Magdalena Frech since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Caroline Garcia

Caroline Garcia

5 - 2win/loss

Hard
5-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
24
High
4
LWLWLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 15-13 9-8 6-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 40-27 23-17 4-4 7-3 6-3 0-0
2022 46-21 21-13 11-4 4-1 10-3 0-0
2021 27-26 15-14 8-6 3-3 1-3 0-0
2020 11-11 5-6 4-3 2-2 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 19, Garcia got to the 2nd round after defeating Naomi Osaka 6-4 7-62.

In the 1st round, Caroline had a good straight sets win against Osaka (6-4 7-62). During the match, Garcia scored 73 points vs Osaka’s 63. The French player was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Regarding the service games, Garcia made 13 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Caroline Garcia was extremely efficient on serve to win 89% (33/37) of her 1st serve and 64% (18/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Caroline broke Osaka once after converting 33% of her break points (1/3).

Garcia has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of her matches (316-211). 5-2 on hard in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Garcia has an aggregate 164-123 win-loss record in the last years on hard.

The French player best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Australia.

The French player has a compiled 5-2 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the Australian Open

Australian Open
Garcia's Record

Magdalena Frech

Magdalena Frech

4 - 2win/loss

Hard
4-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
58
High
42
LLLWWLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-18 12-8 6-6 1-1 2-3 0-0
2023 39-32 23-21 10-5 0-2 6-4 0-0
2022 38-38 22-19 11-12 1-3 4-4 0-0
2021 38-19 12-5 16-8 6-3 3-2 1-1
2020 26-14 12-5 10-7 4-2 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 69, the Pole reached the 2nd round after defeating Daria Saville 6-75 6-3 7-5.

In the 1st round against Gavrilova, The Pole recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-3 7-5). During the match Frech scored 117 points vs Gavrilova’s 97. The Pole was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Talking about serving, Frech struck 3 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Magdalena Frech lost the serve 6 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Frech put 64% of her first serves in, winning 66% (44/67) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (16/38) on the 2nd serve. Magdalena broke Gavrilova 9 times after converting 56% of her break points (9/16).

Magdalena has an aggregate 4-2 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018 and 2022. See her history.

Australian Open
Frech's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

C.Garcia
M.Frech
1h:26
1h:26
Time on court​
!
3h:13
3h:13
1h:26
1h:26
Last match​
!
3h:13
3h:13
1
1
Match played
1
1
23
23
Games Played​
34
34
2
2
Set played​​
3
3
73
73
Total points​
117
117
73
73
Avg point​
117
117
33
33
Winners
44
44
33
33
Avg Winners​
44
44
45%
45%
Ratio winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
13
13
Aces
3
3
!
13
13
Avg Aces
3
3
4
4
Double Faults
5
5
4
4
Avg Double Faults
5
5
33/37
33/37
1st won total​
44/67
44/67
!
89%
89%
1st won %
66%
66%
18/28
18/28
2nd won total​
16/38
16/38
!
64%
64%
2nd won %
42%
42%
-- Break Points --
1/3
1/3
BP won
9/16
9/16
1/3
1/3
Avg BP won
9/16
9/16
33%
33%
Won
!
56%
56%
0
0
Conceded
8
8
0
0
Avg Conceded
8
8
0
0
Broken
6
6
!
0
0
Avg Broken
!
6
6
0
0
Saved
2
2

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Garcia Frech
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 2 3
Tot Games 23 34
Pts 73-63 117-97
Total Points 136 214
Winners 33 44
%Winners 45% 38%

Both Garcia and Frech played 1 match. At the moment, Magdalena Frech lost 1 set while Caroline Garcia hasn’t dropped a set so far. Garcia has played 1 set(s) less than Frech (2 vs 3). Therefore, Garcia played 11 games less than Frech. Garcia scored 33 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Frech struck 44 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve Garcia Frech
Aces 13 3
Avg per match 13 3
1st in 37/65 67/105
%1st in 57% 64%
1st pts 33/37 44/67
%1st pts 89% 66%
2nd pts 18/28 16/38
%2nd pts 64% 42%

Garcia struck 13 aces . Frech recorded 3 aces . Garcia won 89% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Frech won 66% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 42% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Garcia Frech
Won 1 9
Converted 1/3 9/16
% Converted 33% 56%
Conceded 0 8
Saved 0 2
% Saved 0% 25%
Times Broken 0 6

The French player broke her opponent once with a 33% conversion rate. The French player quite strong on her serve as she has never surrendered a single service game after saving 0 break points. The Pole broke her opponent 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Pole conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 25% of the break points that she conceded.

Garcia
R1
Osaka
Total
Score 6-4 7-62
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 23 23
pts 73-63 73-63
Total points 136 136
Winners 33 33
%Winners 45% 45%
SERVE
Aces 13 13
Double Faults 4 4
1st in 37/65 37/65
% 1st in 57% 57%
1st pts 33/37 33/37
% 1st pts 89% 89%
2nd pts 18/28 18/28
% 2nd pts 64% 64%
Breaks
Won 1 1
Converted 1/3 1/3
Converted % 33% 33%
Conceded 0 0
Saved 0/0 0
Saved % 0%
Times Broken 0 0
Frech
R1
Gavrilova
Total
Score 6-75 6-3 7-5
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 34 34
pts 117-97 117-97
Total points 214 214
Winners 44 44
%Winners 38% 38%
SERVE
Aces 3 3
Double Faults 5 5
1st in 67/105 67/105
% 1st in 64% 64%
1st pts 44/67 44/67
% 1st pts 66% 66%
2nd pts 16/38 16/38
% 2nd pts 42% 42%
Breaks
Won 9 9
Converted 9/16 9/16
Converted % 56% 56%
Conceded 8 8
Saved 2/8 2
Saved % 25% 25%
Times Broken 6 6

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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