Cristina Bucsa and Daria Saville will face off in the qualifications of the Rothesay Classic for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on Court 1. 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 Daria Saville who should win in 3 sets.
Daria Saville -> 1.87
Cristina Bucsa -> 1.87
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Prediction and head to head Cristina Bucsa vs. Daria Saville
This will be the 2nd time that Cristina Bucsa and Daria Saville square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bucsa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Bucsa won 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the qualifications in Birmingham back in 2023.
Cristina Bucsa
15 - 18win/loss
63
56
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-19 | 7-10 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-30 | 17-15 | 7-8 | 8-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-31 | 17-8 | 15-12 | 10-6 | 5-4 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 31-27 | 9-7 | 9-11 | 6-6 | 5-2 | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 14-13 | 4-3 | 8-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 67, Bucsa reached the qualifications after beating Emiliana Arango 7-5 3-6 7-63.
In the qualifications, The Spaniard defeated Arango (7-5 3-6 7-63). During the match, Bucsa scored 108 points vs Arango’s 105. Cristina was exceptionally aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bucsa scored just 1 ace in the match and she committed only 1 double fault. Cristina Bucsa lost the serve 5 times and she saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Bucsa put 77% of her first serves in, winning 62% (53/85) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. Bucsa broke Arango 5 times after converting 42% of her break points (5/12).
Bucsa has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 59% of her matches (285-194). 1-1 on grass in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Bucsa has a compiled15-12 record in the last 9 years on grass.
Cristina has a compiled 15-17 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Birmingham
Daria Saville
22 - 17win/loss
82
20
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-19 | 11-8 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 12-13 | 6-8 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-20 | 20-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 84, Gavrilova got to the qualifications after beating Olivia Gadecki 6-4 3-6 6-1.
In the qualifications, Gavrilova defeated Gadecki (6-4 3-6 6-1). During the match Gavrilova scored 95 points vs Gadecki’s 83. Gavrilova was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Gavrilova scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Daria Saville was quite effective on serve to win 71% (36/51) of her 1st serve and 68% (15/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. The Australian broke Gadecki 3 times after converting 30% of her break points (3/10).
Gavrilova’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Hobart.
The Australian has an overall 21-17 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Birmingham
Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2017. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bucsa | Gavrilova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 26 |
| Pts | 108-105 | 95-83 |
| Total Points | 213 | 178 |
| Winners | 53 | 36 |
| %Winners | 49% | 38% |
Both Bucsa and Gavrilova played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Cristina Bucsa lost 1 set, while Daria Saville conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Bucsa and Gavrilova have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Bucsa played 8 games more than Gavrilova. Bucsa scored 53 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Daria managed to score 36 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bucsa | Gavrilova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 1 |
| 1st in | 85/110 | 51/73 |
| %1st in | 77% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 53/85 | 36/51 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 12/25 | 15/22 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 68% |
Bucsa bagged 1 ace . Gavrilova also made 1 ace . Bucsa won 62% points on her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Gavrilova won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bucsa | Gavrilova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 3/10 |
| % Converted | 42% | 30% |
| Conceded | 16 | 4 |
| Saved | 11 | 3 |
| % Saved | 69% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 |
The Spaniard broke her opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Spaniard dropped her serve 5 times and she saved 69% of the break points that she conceded. Gavrilova broke her opponent 3 times with a 30% conversion rate. Gavrilova conceded her serve once and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bucsa | |||
| Q1 Arango | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 3-6 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 108-105 | 108-105 | |
| Total points | 213 | 213 | |
| Winners | 53 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 85/110 | 85/110 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 77% | |
| 1st pts | 53/85 | 53/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/25 | 12/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 16 | 16 | |
| Saved | 11/16 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 69% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
| Gavrilova | |||
| Q1 Gadecki | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 95-83 | 95-83 | |
| Total points | 178 | 178 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 51/73 | 51/73 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 36/51 | 36/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/22 | 15/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 3/10 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Birmingham
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Youssef HossamHossam (7-5 2-6 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tobias SimonSimon – Hugo GrenierGrenier (7-5 2-6 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven – Lloyd GlasspoolGlasspool (7-5 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili – Joao MenezesMenezes (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Caroline DolehideDolehide – Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Cristina BucsaBucsa – Daria GavrilovaGavrilova (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Anastasia ZakharovaZakharova – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tereza MartincovaMartincova – Moyuka UchijimaUchijima (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yue YuanYuan – Sloane StephensStephens (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Heather WatsonWatson – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Katie BoulterBoulter – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Clara BurelBurel (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Caroline WozniackiWozniacki – Elise MertensMertens (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lin ZhuZhu – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lucia BronzettiBronzetti – Magdalena FrechFrech (1-0) – H2H and prediction