Donna Vekic and Anna Schmiedlova will face off in the semifinal of the Olympics for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 6:00 pm on Court Philippe Chatrier. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Donna Vekic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Donna Vekic is the pick to win this match.
Donna Vekic -> 1.53
Anna Schmiedlova -> 2.57
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Prediction and head to head Donna Vekic vs. Anna Schmiedlova
This will be the 2nd time that Donna Vekic and Anna Schmiedlova square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Vekic won 6-0 6-1 in the 1st round in Luxembourg back in 2018.
Donna Vekic
27 - 15win/loss
19
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LWLWLWWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-20 | 12-10 | 8-5 | 2-1 | 10-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-20 | 16-9 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-20 | 10-9 | 9-6 | 2-1 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-16 | 10-12 | 0-1 | 5-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-11 | 6-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 21, Vekic got to the semifinal after defeating Lucia Bronzetti 6-2 7-5, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-3 6-4, Cori Gauff 7-6(7) 6-2 and Marta Kostyuk 6-4 2-6 7-6(8).
In the quarter, Donna defeated Kostyuk (6-4 2-6 7-68).During the match, Vekic scored less points (5) than Kostyuk. In fact, the world no. 21 won 109 points vs Kostyuk’s. That means that Vekic was more focused during the important points. The Croatian was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vekic recorded 2 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Donna Vekic lost the serve 6 times and she saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Vekic put 51% of her first serves in, winning 60% (37/62) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (27/59) on the 2nd serve. Donna broke Kostyuk 5 times after converting 42% of her break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Vekic has conceded 1 set in this event to win 53% of the points she played.
Vekic has favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of her matches (273-218). 7-4 on clay in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Vekic has an aggregate 51-46 record in the last years on clay.
Donna’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Bad Homburg.
The Croatian has a compiled 26-15 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Olympics
Anna Schmiedlova
27 - 18win/loss
110
26
LLWWWLLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-27 | 16-14 | 16-10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-26 | 15-13 | 14-9 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-30 | 8-9 | 17-15 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-24 | 15-9 | 20-11 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-10 | 7-7 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 67, Karolina reached the semifinal after defeating Katie Boulter 6-4 6-2, Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-4 6-4, Jasmine Paolini 7-5 3-6 7-5 and Barbora Krejcikova 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, The Slovakian had a good straight sets win against Krejcikova (6-4 6-2). During the match Anna Schmiedlova scored 65 points vs Krejcikova’s 53. The Slovakian was very aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about serving, Anna Schmiedlova recorded 3 aces and she was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Anna Schmiedlova lost the serve twice and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Anna Schmiedlova put 64% of her first serves in, winning 53% (20/38) of the points behind her 1st serve and 71% (15/21) on the 2nd serve. Anna Schmiedlova broke Krejcikova 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Anna Schmiedlova has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the Parma where she overcame Mayar Sherif in the final 7-5 2-6 6-4.
The Slovakian has an overall 27-17 win-loss record in 2024, 16-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vekic | Anna Schmiedlova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 91 | 89 |
| Pts | 344-300 | 307-268 |
| Total Points | 644 | 575 |
| Winners | 111 | 96 |
| %Winners | 32% | 31% |
Both Vekic and Anna Schmiedlova played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Donna Vekic conceded 1 set, while Anna Schmiedlova dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Vekic and Anna Schmiedlova have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Vekic played 2 games more than Anna Schmiedlova. Donna scored 111 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, Anna Schmiedlova bagged 96 winners (31%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vekic | Anna Schmiedlova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| 1st in | 172/337 | 169/286 |
| %1st in | 51% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 111/172 | 96/169 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 57% |
| 2nd pts | 77/158 | 62/117 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 53% |
Vekic scored 11 aces (2.8 per match). Anna Schmiedlova fired 7 aces (1.8 per match). Vekic won 65% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Anna Schmiedlova won 57% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vekic | Anna Schmiedlova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 22 | 24 |
| Converted | 22/47 | 24/49 |
| % Converted | 47% | 49% |
| Conceded | 39 | 36 |
| Saved | 24 | 21 |
| % Saved | 62% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 15 | 15 |
Vekic broke her opponents 22 times with a 47% conversion rate. Donna dropped her serve 15 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded. The Slovakian broke her opponents 24 times with a 49% conversion rate. Karolina conceded her serve 15 times and she saved 58% of the break points that she conceded.
| Vekic | ||||||
| R1 Bronzetti |
R2 Andreescu |
R3 Gauff |
1/4 Kostyuk |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 6-3 6-4 | 7-67 6-2 | 6-4 2-6 7-68 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 91 | |
| pts | 78-56 | 77-65 | 80-65 | 109-114 | 344-300 | |
| Total points | 134 | 142 | 145 | 223 | 644 | |
| Winners | 19 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 24% | 30% | 40% | 34% | 32% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 29/62 | 39/76 | 42/78 | 62/121 | 172/337 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 51% | 54% | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 19/29 | 23/39 | 32/42 | 37/62 | 111/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 59% | 76% | 60% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/33 | 17/33 | 15/33 | 27/59 | 77/158 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 52% | 45% | 46% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | |
| Converted | 6/16 | 7/13 | 4/6 | 5/12 | 22/47 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 54% | 67% | 42% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 39 | |
| Saved | 0/3 | 6/10 | 7/9 | 11/17 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 60% | 78% | 65% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| Anna Schmiedlova | ||||||
| R1 Boulter |
R2 Haddad Maia |
R3 Paolini |
1/4 Krejcikova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | 7-5 3-6 7-5 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 89 | |
| pts | 75-58 | 69-53 | 98-104 | 65-53 | 307-268 | |
| Total points | 133 | 122 | 202 | 118 | 575 | |
| Winners | 26 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 23% | 35% | 31% | 31% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 39/63 | 32/59 | 60/105 | 38/59 | 169/286 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 54% | 57% | 64% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 26/39 | 16/32 | 34/60 | 20/38 | 96/169 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 50% | 57% | 53% | 57% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 13/27 | 19/45 | 15/21 | 62/117 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 48% | 42% | 71% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 7/12 | 8/14 | 5/11 | 24/49 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 58% | 57% | 45% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 36 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/8 | 12/19 | 5/7 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 38% | 63% | 71% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
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