Katie Volynets and Tamara Zidansek will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Thailand Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Katie Volynets who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Katie Volynets is the pick to win this match.
Katie Volynets -> 1.149
Tamara Zidansek -> 5.5
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Prediction and head to head Katie Volynets vs. Tamara Zidansek
This will be the 2nd time that Katie Volynets and Tamara Zidansek face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Volynets (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Volynets won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Hua Hin back in January 2024.
Katie Volynets
44 - 20win/loss
62
56
LLLWWLWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-24 | 23-16 | 18-6 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-27 | 22-14 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-26 | 19-15 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 12-12 | 12-8 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-16 | 6-9 | 6-5 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 60, the American got to the 2nd round after defeating Clara Tauson 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Katie defeated Tauson (7-62 4-6 6-3). During the match, Volynets scored 103 points vs Tauson’s 95. Katie was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Volynets scored just 1 ace in the encounter and she committed only 1 double fault. Katie Volynets lost the serve 8 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Volynets put 69% of her first serves in, winning 56% (36/64) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (13/29) on the 2nd serve. Katie broke Tauson 9 times after converting 69% of her break points (9/13).
Volynets has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 59% of her matches (198-137). 21-12 on hard in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Volynets has a compiled112-78 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the Makarska where she beat Mayar Sherif in the final 3-6 6-2 6-1.
Katie has a composed 44-20 win-loss record in 2024, 21-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hua Hin
Tamara Zidansek
15 - 18win/loss
182
22
LLWWLWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-23 | 6-10 | 12-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-26 | 7-8 | 27-11 | 6-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 21-24 | 12-9 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-20 | 9-13 | 21-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-13 | 5-5 | 1-3 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 261, the Slovenian got to the 2nd round after defeating Tatiana Prozorova 2-6 6-3 6-1.
In the 1st round against Prozorova, The Slovenian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Zidansek scored 87 points vs Prozorova’s 80. The Slovenian was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Zidansek made 2 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Tamara Zidansek lost the serve 4 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Zidansek put 68% of her first serves in, winning 64% (30/47) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. The Slovenian broke Prozorova 6 times after converting 38% of her break points (6/16).
The Slovenian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Bari.
Zidansek has an aggregate 15-18 win-loss record in 2024, 1-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hua Hin
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Volynets | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 24 |
| Pts | 103-95 | 87-80 |
| Total Points | 198 | 167 |
| Winners | 36 | 30 |
| %Winners | 35% | 34% |
Both Volynets and Zidansek played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Katie Volynets dropped 1 set, while Tamara Zidansek conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Volynets and Zidansek have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Volynets played 8 games more than Zidansek. The American scored 36 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Zidansek blasted 30 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Volynets | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 2 |
| 1st in | 64/93 | 47/69 |
| %1st in | 69% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 36/64 | 30/47 |
| %1st pts | 56% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 13/29 | 10/22 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 45% |
Volynets bagged 1 ace . Zidansek also fired 2 aces . Volynets won 56% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Zidansek won 64% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Volynets | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 6 |
| Converted | 9/13 | 6/16 |
| % Converted | 69% | 38% |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 |
| Saved | 2 | 2 |
| % Saved | 20% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 4 |
Katie broke her opponent 9 times with a 69% conversion rate. The American surrendered her serve 8 times and she saved 20% of the break points that she conceded. The Slovenian broke her opponent 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Tamara conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 33% of the break points that she conceded.
| Volynets | |||
| R1 Tauson |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 103-95 | 103-95 | |
| Total points | 198 | 198 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 64/93 | 64/93 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 36/64 | 36/64 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 56% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/29 | 13/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 9 | 9 | |
| Converted | 9/13 | 9/13 | |
| Converted % | 69% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/10 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 20% | |
| Times Broken | 8 | 8 | |
| Zidansek | |||
| R1 Prozorova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 24 | |
| pts | 87-80 | 87-80 | |
| Total points | 167 | 167 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 47/69 | 47/69 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 30/47 | 30/47 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/22 | 10/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/16 | 6/16 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/6 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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