Ashlyn Krueger and Carol Zhao will play each other in the qualifications of the National Bank Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 9:00 pm on Cashmere Grandstand. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ashlyn Krueger who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ashlyn Krueger is the pick to win this match.
Ashlyn Krueger -> 1.23
Carol Zhao -> 3.88

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Prediction and head to head Ashlyn Krueger vs. Carol Zhao

This will be the 2^nd time that Ashlyn Krueger and Carol Zhao fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zhao (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Zhao won 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) in the quarter in the W100 Charleston back in 2022.

Ashlyn Krueger

Ranked no. 82, Krueger got to the qualifications after beating Priscilla Hon 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1.

In the qualifications against Hon, Krueger recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-6⁵ 6-1). During the match, Krueger scored 99 points vs Hon’s 90. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.

Regarding the service games, Krueger scored 6 aces and she was not very consistent on her 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Ashlyn Krueger lost the serve 3 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Krueger put 60% of her first serves in, winning 78% (46/59) of the points behind her 1st serve and 38% (15/40) on the 2nd serve. Ashlyn broke Hon 4 times after converting 57% of her break points (4/7).

Krueger has a winning match record in the last 6 years having won 57% of her matches (125-94). 8-10 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Krueger has an overall80-61 match record in the last 6 years on hard.

Ashlyn has a composed 18-19 win-loss record in 2024, 8-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Montreal

Carol Zhao

Ranked no. 281, Zhao got to the qualifications after beating Kristina Mladenovic 7-5 6-1.

In the qualifications, Zhao had a good straight sets win against Mladenovic (7-5 6-1). During the match Zhao scored 74 points vs Mladenovic’s 55. The Canadian was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about serving, Zhao struck 4 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Carol Zhao lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Zhao put 64% of her first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Carol broke Mladenovic 5 times after converting 36% of her break points (5/14).

Zhao has an aggregate 14-21 win-loss record in 2024, 6-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Montreal

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2022. See her history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Krueger	Zhao
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	2
Tot Games	30	19
Pts	99-90	74-55
Total Points	189	129
Winners	46	33
%Winners	46%	45%

Both Krueger and Zhao played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Ashlyn Krueger surrendered 1 set while Carol Zhao hasn’t conceded a set so far. Krueger has played 1 set more than Zhao (3 vs 2). Therefore, Krueger played 11 games more than Zhao. Ashlyn scored 46 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Zhao struck 33 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Krueger	Zhao
Aces	6	4
Avg per match	6	4
1st in	59/99	47/73
%1st in	60%	64%
1st pts	46/59	33/47
%1st pts	78%	70%
2nd pts	15/40	13/26
%2nd pts	38%	50%

Krueger recorded 6 aces . Zhao fired 4 aces . Krueger won 78% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 38% of the points. On the other side, Zhao won 70% 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	Krueger	Zhao
Won	4	5
Converted	4/7	5/14
% Converted	57%	36%
Conceded	4	6
Saved	1	4
% Saved	25%	67%
Times Broken	3	2

The American broke her opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Ashlyn conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 25% of the break points that she conceded. The Canadian broke her opponent 5 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Canadian conceded her serve twice and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded.

Krueger
	Q1 Hon	Total
Score	4-6 7-65 6-1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	30	30
pts	99-90	99-90
Total points	189	189
Winners	46	46
%Winners	46%	46%
SERVE
Aces	6	6
Double Faults	10	10
1st in	59/99	59/99
% 1st in	60%	60%
1st pts	46/59	46/59
% 1st pts	78%	78%
2nd pts	15/40	15/40
% 2nd pts	38%	38%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/7	4/7
Converted %	57%	57%
Conceded	4	4
Saved	1/4	1
Saved %	25%	25%
Times Broken	3	3

Zhao
	Q1 Mladenovic	Total
Score	7-5 6-1
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	19	19
pts	74-55	74-55
Total points	129	129
Winners	33	33
%Winners	45%	45%
SERVE
Aces	4	4
Double Faults	3	3
1st in	47/73	47/73
% 1st in	64%	64%
1st pts	33/47	33/47
% 1st pts	70%	70%
2nd pts	13/26	13/26
% 2nd pts	50%	50%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/14	5/14
Converted %	36%	36%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	4/6	4
Saved %	67%	67%
Times Broken	2	2

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