Diana Shnaider and Clara Tauson will square off in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on Court 7. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Diana Shnaider who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Diana Shnaider is the pick to win this match.
Diana Shnaider -> 1.36
Clara Tauson -> 3.16
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Prediction and head to head Diana Shnaider vs. Clara Tauson
There is no head to head record between Diana Shnaider and Clara Tauson since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Diana Shnaider
44 - 17win/loss
13
12
WWWWWLWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55-23 | 31-15 | 15-5 | 0-0 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-22 | 14-13 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 58-17 | 11-4 | 46-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 18 (career-high), Shnaider got to the 2nd round after beating Nadia Podoroska 6-0 6-1.
In the 1st round, Diana had a good straight sets win against Podoroska (6-0 6-1). During the match, Shnaider scored 54 points vs Podoroska’s 25. Shnaider was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shnaider wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the match and she committed only 1 double fault. Diana Shnaider was extremely efficient on serve to win 76% (22/29) of her 1st serve and 69% (11/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Shnaider was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Podoroska 5 times.
Shnaider has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 69% of her matches (138-61). 20-9 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shnaider has an aggregate45-26 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in Hua Hin where she beat Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1 and the Paris where she defeated Emma Navarro in the final 6-2 3-6 6-4 and in Bad Homburg where she defeated Donna Vekic in the final 6-3 2-6 6-3 and in Budapest where she overcame Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final 6-4 6-4.
Diana has a composed 44-17 win-loss record in 2024, 20-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Clara Tauson
28 - 20win/loss
52
33
LWLWLWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-27 | 19-16 | 14-5 | 4-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 38-21 | 6-7 | 13-5 | 12-8 | 2-1 | 5-0 |
| 2022 | 26-18 | 10-12 | 0-1 | 16-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-15 | 13-4 | 4-5 | 21-4 | 0-2 | 4-0 |
| 2020 | 30-7 | 8-3 | 12-2 | 10-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 67, the Dane reached the 2nd round after beating Anna Schmiedlova 1-6 7-6(5) 6-2.
In the 1st round against Anna Schmiedlova, The Dane recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-65 6-2).During the match Tauson scored less points (2) than Anna Schmiedlova. In fact, the world no. 18 won 89 points vs Anna Schmiedlova’s. That means that Tauson was more focused during the important points. The Dane was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Tauson struck 8 aces and she committed only 9 double faults. Clara Tauson lost the serve 4 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Tauson put 59% of her first serves in, winning 73% (37/51) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (15/36) on the 2nd serve. The Dane broke Anna Schmiedlova 4 times after converting 44% of her break points (4/9).
Clara’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Oeiras.
Clara has an aggregate 28-20 win-loss record in 2024, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021 and 2023. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shnaider | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 13 | 28 |
| Pts | 54-25 | 89-91 |
| Total Points | 79 | 180 |
| Winners | 22 | 37 |
| %Winners | 41% | 42% |
Both Shnaider and Tauson played 1 match. At the moment, Clara Tauson surrendered 1 set while Diana Shnaider hasn’t lost a set so far. Shnaider has played 1 set(s) less than Tauson (2 vs 3). Therefore, Shnaider played 15 games less than Tauson. The Russian scored 22 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Tauson recorded 37 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shnaider | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 8 |
| 1st in | 29/45 | 51/87 |
| %1st in | 64% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 22/29 | 37/51 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 15/36 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 42% |
Shnaider didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Tauson managed to score 8 aces . Shnaider won 76% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Tauson won 73% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shnaider | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 4 |
| Converted | 5/5 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 100% | 44% |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 |
| Saved | 4 | 3 |
| % Saved | 100% | 43% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 |
The Russian broke her opponent 5 times with a 100% conversion rate. Diana pretty solid on her serve as she has never lost a single service game after saving 4 break points. Clara broke her opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Tauson conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 43% of the break points that she conceded.
| Shnaider | |||
| R1 Podoroska |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 13 | |
| pts | 54-25 | 54-25 | |
| Total points | 79 | 79 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 29/45 | 29/45 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 22/29 | 22/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 11/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Tauson | |||
| R1 Anna Schmiedlova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 7-65 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 89-91 | 89-91 | |
| Total points | 180 | 180 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 51/87 | 51/87 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 37/51 | 37/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/36 | 15/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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