H2H, prediction of Mai Hontama vs Cristina Dinu at the French Open with odds, preview, pick | 22nd May 2024

PREVIEW. Paris. Hontama and Dinu will play each other in the qualifications of the French Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Wednesday the 22nd of May

Mai Hontama and Cristina Dinu will square off in the qualifications of the French Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 6:00 pm on Court 12. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mai Hontama who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Mai Hontama is the pick to win this match.
Mai Hontama -> 1.76
Cristina Dinu -> 2.02

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Prediction and head to head Mai Hontama vs. Cristina Dinu

This will be the 2nd time that Mai Hontama and Cristina Dinu clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dinu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Dinu won 6-2 6-3 in the final in W15 Antalya back in 2021.

Mai Hontama

Mai Hontama
Mai Hontama

19 - 16win/loss

Hard
16-12
I Hard
0-0
Clay
3-4
Rank
147
High
105
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-34 28-27 3-5 0-0 0-2 0-0
2023 55-28 38-18 6-5 9-2 2-3 0-0
2022 38-25 25-15 5-5 3-3 5-2 0-0
2021 41-15 32-12 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 7-4 6-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 114, Hontama reached the qualifications after beating Carol Zhao 7-5 5-7 7-5.

In the qualifications, Mai defeated Zhao (7-5 5-7 7-5). During the match, Hontama scored 135 points vs Zhao’s 130. Hontama was exceptionally aggressive to blast 48 winners.

Talking about the service games, Hontama wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the encounter and she committed only 1 double fault. Mai Hontama lost the serve 9 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Hontama put 76% of her first serves in, winning 52% (48/93) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (13/29) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Zhao 10 times after converting 43% of her break points (10/23).

Hontama has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 62% of her matches (252-157). 3-3 on clay in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Hontama has an overall23-18 match record in the last 9 years on clay.

The Japanese’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the W100 Tokyo and the W100 Gifu.

Hontama has a compiled 19-15 win-loss record in 2024, 3-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

Hontama
French Open
Hontama's Record

Cristina Dinu

Cristina Dinu
Cristina Dinu

21 - 12win/loss

Clay
21-12
Rank
275
High
179
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-26 0-0 33-26 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 42-26 0-1 41-24 1-1 0-0 0-0
2022 34-28 5-4 26-18 3-5 0-1 0-0
2021 58-13 5-3 53-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 9-6 0-0 9-6 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 229, Dinu got to the qualifications after beating Paula Ormaechea 6-2 6-0.

In the qualifications, Dinu had a good straight sets win against Ormaechea (6-2 6-0). During the match Dinu scored 52 points vs Ormaechea’s 29. The Romanian was pretty aggressive to blast 19 winners.

About the serving games, Dinu couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Cristina Dinu conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Dinu put 59% of her first serves in, winning 70% (19/27) of the points behind her 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the 2nd serve. Dinu broke Ormaechea 5 times after converting 83% of her break points (5/6).

Her best result of the current season was conquering the title the W35 Antalya where she beat Anastasiya Soboleva in the final 6-3 1-0 ret. and the W35 Antalya where she overcame Carson Branstine in the final 6-3 3-0 ret..

Dinu has a compiled 20-12 win-loss record in 2024, 20-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

Dinu has never competed in this tournament before.

Dinu
French Open
Dinu's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament

M.Hontama
C.Dinu
!
2h:56
2h:56
Time on court​
1h:00
1h:00
!
2h:56
2h:56
Last match​
1h:00
1h:00
1
1
Match played
1
1
36
36
Games Played​
14
14
3
3
Set played​​
2
2
135
135
Total points​
52
52
135
135
Avg point​
52
52
48
48
Winners
19
19
48
48
Avg Winners​
19
19
36%
36%
Ratio winners
37%
37%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
0
0
0
0
Avg Aces
0
0
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
1
1
Avg Double Faults
4
4
48/93
48/93
1st won total​
19/27
19/27
52%
52%
1st won %
70%
70%
13/29
13/29
2nd won total​
12/19
12/19
45%
45%
2nd won %
!
63%
63%
-- Break Points --
10/23
10/23
BP won
5/6
5/6
10/23
10/23
Avg BP won
5/6
5/6
43%
43%
Won
!
83%
83%
14
14
Conceded
2
2
14
14
Avg Conceded
2
2
9
9
Broken
0
0
!
9
9
Avg Broken
!
0
0
5
5
Saved
2
2

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Hontama Dinu
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 2
Tot Games 36 14
Pts 135-130 52-29
Total Points 265 81
Winners 48 19
%Winners 36% 37%

Both Hontama and Dinu played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Mai Hontama surrendered 1 set while Cristina Dinu hasn’t conceded a set so far. Hontama has played 1 set more than Dinu (3 vs 2). Therefore, Hontama played 22 games more than Dinu. The Japanese scored 48 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Dinu scored 19 winners (37%).

Serve Performance

Serve Hontama Dinu
Aces 0 0
Avg per match 0 0
1st in 93/122 27/46
%1st in 76% 59%
1st pts 48/93 19/27
%1st pts 52% 70%
2nd pts 13/29 12/19
%2nd pts 45% 63%

Hontama didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Dinu also didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Hontama won 52% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Dinu won 70% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 63% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Hontama Dinu
Won 10 5
Converted 10/23 5/6
% Converted 43% 83%
Conceded 14 2
Saved 5 2
% Saved 36% 100%
Times Broken 9 0

Mai broke her opponent 10 times with a 43% conversion rate. Hontama dropped her serve 9 times and she saved 36% of the break points that she conceded. Dinu broke her opponent 5 times with a 83% conversion rate. Dinu was rock solid on her serve as she has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points.

Hontama
Q1
Zhao
Total
Score 7-5 5-7 7-5
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 36 36
pts 135-130 135-130
Total points 265 265
Winners 48 48
%Winners 36% 36%
SERVE
Aces 0 0
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 93/122 93/122
% 1st in 76% 76%
1st pts 48/93 48/93
% 1st pts 52% 52%
2nd pts 13/29 13/29
% 2nd pts 45% 45%
Breaks
Won 10 10
Converted 10/23 10/23
Converted % 43% 43%
Conceded 14 14
Saved 5/14 5
Saved % 36% 36%
Times Broken 9 9
Dinu
Q1
Ormaechea
Total
Score 6-2 6-0
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 14 14
pts 52-29 52-29
Total points 81 81
Winners 19 19
%Winners 37% 37%
SERVE
Aces 0 0
Double Faults 4 4
1st in 27/46 27/46
% 1st in 59% 59%
1st pts 19/27 19/27
% 1st pts 70% 70%
2nd pts 12/19 12/19
% 2nd pts 63% 63%
Breaks
Won 5 5
Converted 5/6 5/6
Converted % 83% 83%
Conceded 2 2
Saved 2/2 2
Saved % 100% 100%
Times Broken 0 0

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Hontama
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Dinu
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2024 2023 2022
31 - 34
33 - 26
28-27
Hard
0-0
3-5
Clay
33-26

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