Karolina Muchova and Astra Sharma will square off in the quarter of the Palermo Ladies Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 10:00 pm on Center Court. 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 Karolina Muchova who should win in 2 sets.
Karolina Muchova -> 1.27
Astra Sharma -> 3.78
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Prediction and head to head Karolina Muchova vs. Astra Sharma
There is no head to head record between Karolina Muchova and Astra Sharma since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Karolina Muchova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-13 | 28-9 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 11-12 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-9 | 10-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-8 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 35, Karolina got to the quarter after beating Katarzyna Kawa 7-6(14) 5-1 ret. and Noma Akugue Noha 6-7(0) 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Akugue Noha, The Czech recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-70 6-2 6-3). During the match, Muchova scored 101 points vs Akugue Noha’s 87. Muchova was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Muchova scored just 1 ace throughout the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Karolina Muchova lost the serve 5 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Muchova put 62% of her first serves in, winning 59% (39/66) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (20/40) on the 2nd serve. Muchova broke Akugue Noha 8 times after converting 73% of her break points (8/11).
Muchova has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 67% of her matches (209-102). 2-0 on clay in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Muchova has a composed64-34 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.
Muchova has an aggregate 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Palermo
The Czech has never competed in this tournament before.
Astra Sharma
9 - 14win/loss
151
84
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-14 | 1-2 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-20 | 16-8 | 25-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 19-26 | 11-18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-21 | 11-9 | 11-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-12 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 151, Sharma got to the quarter after beating Anna Blinkova 6-0 7-5, Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4 3-6 6-1 and Karolina Muchova .
In the 2nd round, The Australian defeated Tomljanovic (6-4 3-6 6-1). During the match Sharma scored 92 points vs Tomljanovic’s 78. Sharma was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Sharma scored 7 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Astra Sharma lost the serve 4 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Sharma put 74% of her first serves in, winning 65% (43/66) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Tomljanovic 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Astra has an overall 9-14 win-loss record in 2024, 8-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Muchova | Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 44 |
| Pts | 170-143 | 171-137 |
| Total Points | 313 | 308 |
| Winners | 72 | 73 |
| %Winners | 42% | 43% |
Both Muchova and Sharma played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Karolina Muchova conceded 1 set, while Astra Sharma conceded 1 set. Muchova has played 1 set more than Sharma (6 vs 5). Therefore, Muchova played 5 games more than Sharma. The Czech scored 72 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Sharma blasted 73 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Muchova | Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 6 |
| 1st in | 111/169 | 112/162 |
| %1st in | 66% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 72/111 | 73/112 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 28/58 | 25/50 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 50% |
Muchova struck 7 aces (3.5 per match). Sharma recorded 12 aces (6 per match). Muchova won 65% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Sharma won 65% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Muchova | Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 11 |
| Converted | 12/16 | 11/19 |
| % Converted | 75% | 58% |
| Conceded | 14 | 19 |
| Saved | 7 | 14 |
| % Saved | 50% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 5 |
Karolina broke her opponents 12 times with a 75% conversion rate. Muchova surrendered her serve 7 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. Sharma broke her opponents 11 times with a 58% conversion rate. Astra conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 74% of the break points that she conceded.
| Muchova | ||||
| R1 Kawa | R2 Akugue | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-614 5-1 ret. | 6-70 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 30 | 49 | |
| pts | 69-56 | 101-87 | 170-143 | |
| Total points | 125 | 188 | 313 | |
| Winners | 33 | 39 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 39% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 45/63 | 66/106 | 111/169 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 62% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 33/45 | 39/66 | 72/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 59% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/18 | 20/40 | 28/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 50% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 8/11 | 12/16 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 73% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 5/10 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Sharma | ||||
| R1 Blinkova | R2 Tomljanovic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 7-5 | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 26 | 44 | |
| pts | 79-59 | 92-78 | 171-137 | |
| Total points | 138 | 170 | 308 | |
| Winners | 30 | 43 | 73 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 46/73 | 66/89 | 112/162 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 74% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 30/46 | 43/66 | 73/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 11/23 | 25/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 48% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 6/9 | 11/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 13 | 19 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 9/13 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 69% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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