Mccartney Kessler and Dalma Galfi will square off in the qualifications of the Libema Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:30 pm on COURT 3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dalma Galfi who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dalma Galfi is the pick to win this match.
Dalma Galfi -> 1.54
Mccartney Kessler -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Mccartney Kessler vs. Dalma Galfi
There is no head to head record between Mccartney Kessler and Dalma Galfi since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Mccartney Kessler
20 - 13win/loss
67
63
LWLWLWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-22 | 28-13 | 2-6 | 5-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-24 | 21-12 | 11-7 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 8-2 | 6-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 10-5 | 10-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 122, Kessler reached the qualifications after defeating Anouk Koevermans 4-6 6-3 6-1.
In the qualifications against Koevermans, Mccartney recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-1). During the match, Kessler scored 93 points vs Koevermans’s 79. The American was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kessler wasn’t able to score even 1 ace throughout the encounter and she committed only 6 double faults. Mccartney Kessler lost the serve 4 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kessler put 59% of her first serves in, winning 61% (30/49) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (17/34) on the 2nd serve. Kessler broke Koevermans 7 times after converting 39% of her break points (7/18).
Kessler has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 66% of her matches (92-48). 1-0 on grass in 2024. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kessler has a compiled1-0 match record in the last 7 years on grass.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title the W75 Rome where she beat Liv Hovde in the final 6-4 6-1 and the Puerto Vallarta where she defeated Taylah Preston in the final 5-7 6-3 6-0.
Kessler has an aggregate 20-12 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Mccartney has never competed in this tournament before.
Dalma Galfi
14 - 13win/loss
142
79
LWLWWLWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-23 | 13-13 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-34 | 6-11 | 8-13 | 8-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-26 | 15-8 | 12-12 | 2-5 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-20 | 6-5 | 25-12 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 15-9 | 3-2 | 12-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 145, Galfi reached the qualifications after defeating Marina Stakusic 3-6 6-1 6-2.
In the qualifications against Stakusic, Galfi recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-2). During the match Galfi scored 84 points vs Stakusic’s 69. Dalma was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Galfi struck 7 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Dalma Galfi was exceptionally effective on serve to win 73% (38/52) of her 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Galfi broke Stakusic 4 times after converting 67% of her break points (4/6).
The Hungarian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the La Bisbal D’Emporda.
Dalma has an aggregate 13-13 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2016 and 2023. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kessler | Galfi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 24 |
| Pts | 93-79 | 84-69 |
| Total Points | 172 | 153 |
| Winners | 30 | 38 |
| %Winners | 32% | 45% |
Both Kessler and Galfi played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Mccartney Kessler dropped 1 set, while Dalma Galfi lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kessler and Galfi have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Kessler played 2 games more than Galfi. The American scored 30 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, The Hungarian fired 38 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kessler | Galfi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 7 |
| 1st in | 49/83 | 52/75 |
| %1st in | 59% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 30/49 | 38/52 |
| %1st pts | 61% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 14/23 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 61% |
Kessler didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Galfi fired 7 aces . Kessler won 61% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Galfi won 73% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kessler | Galfi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 4 |
| Converted | 7/18 | 4/6 |
| % Converted | 39% | 67% |
| Conceded | 9 | 5 |
| Saved | 5 | 4 |
| % Saved | 56% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Kessler broke her opponent 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. The American dropped her serve 4 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded. Galfi broke her opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Galfi conceded her serve once and she saved 80% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kessler | |||
| Q1 Koevermans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 93-79 | 93-79 | |
| Total points | 172 | 172 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 49/83 | 49/83 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 30/49 | 30/49 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 17/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/18 | 7/18 | |
| Converted % | 39% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Galfi | |||
| Q1 Stakusic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 24 | |
| pts | 84-69 | 84-69 | |
| Total points | 153 | 153 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 52/75 | 52/75 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 38/52 | 38/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 14/23 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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