Renata Zarazua and Zeynep Sonmez will clash against each other in the quarter of the Merida Open Akron for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:30 pm on ESTADIO AKRON. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Renata Zarazua who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Renata Zarazua is the pick to win this match.
Renata Zarazua -> 1.615
Zeynep Sonmez -> 2.31
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Prediction and head to head Renata Zarazua vs. Zeynep Sonmez
There is no head to head record between Renata Zarazua and Zeynep Sonmez since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Renata Zarazua
43 - 29win/loss
62
62
WWWWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-29 | 25-14 | 13-11 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 63-31 | 21-12 | 37-16 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 14-24 | 5-14 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-21 | 14-12 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 31-12 | 11-5 | 18-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 62 (career-high), Renata got to the quarter after beating Akasha Urhobo 7-5 6-2 and Maja Chwalinska 2-6 6-2 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Chwalinska, Zarazua recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 6-1). During the match, Zarazua scored 86 points vs Chwalinska’s 69. Zarazua was pretty aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zarazua made 2 aces and she was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Renata Zarazua lost the serve 4 times and she saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Zarazua put 89% of her first serves in, winning 56% (48/85) of the points behind her 1st serve and 36% (4/11) on the 2nd serve. The Mexican was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Chwalinska 7 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Renata has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points she played.
Zarazua has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 57% of her matches (310-233). 25-14 on hard in 2024. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Zarazua has a compiled120-101 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Her best result of the season was conquering the title the W75 Templeton where she beat Usue Maitane Arconada in the final 6-4 6-3 and the W100 Tyler where she beat Iva Jovic in the final 6-4 6-2.
Zarazua has a compiled 43-29 win-loss record in 2024, 25-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Merida
Zarazua has never competed in this tournament before.
Zeynep Sonmez
38 - 25win/loss
127
127
WWLWWWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-25 | 16-9 | 12-10 | 4-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-28 | 4-4 | 23-10 | 17-8 | 6-4 | 4-2 |
| 2022 | 38-21 | 22-8 | 14-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-19 | 2-3 | 14-12 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 17-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 127 (career-high), the Turk got to the quarter after beating Maria Lourdes Carle 5-7 6-1 6-2 and Elsa Jacquemot 7-6(3) 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Sonmez had a good straight sets win against Jacquemot (7-63 6-3). During the match Sonmez scored 79 points vs Jacquemot’s 66. Zeynep was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Sonmez was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 8 double faults. Zeynep Sonmez lost the serve 5 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sonmez put 61% of her first serves in, winning 57% (26/46) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (13/30) on the 2nd serve. The Turk broke Jacquemot 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sonmez has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The Turk has a composed 38-25 win-loss record in 2024, 16-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zarazua | Sonmez |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 43 | 49 |
| Pts | 157-124 | 173-145 |
| Total Points | 281 | 318 |
| Winners | 78 | 63 |
| %Winners | 50% | 36% |
Both Zarazua and Sonmez played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Renata Zarazua conceded 1 set, while Zeynep Sonmez surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zarazua and Sonmez have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Zarazua played 6 games less than Sonmez. The Mexican scored 78 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Zeynep managed to score 63 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zarazua | Sonmez |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 1 |
| 1st in | 134/162 | 109/178 |
| %1st in | 83% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 78/134 | 63/109 |
| %1st pts | 58% | 58% |
| 2nd pts | 11/28 | 34/69 |
| %2nd pts | 39% | 49% |
Zarazua scored 2 aces (1 per match). Sonmez fired 2 aces (1 per match). Zarazua won 58% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 39% of the points. On the other side, Sonmez won 58% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zarazua | Sonmez |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 13 |
| Converted | 14/20 | 13/19 |
| % Converted | 70% | 68% |
| Conceded | 23 | 22 |
| Saved | 15 | 13 |
| % Saved | 65% | 59% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 9 |
Zarazua broke her opponents 14 times with a 70% conversion rate. The Mexican conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 65% of the break points that she conceded. Sonmez broke her opponents 13 times with a 68% conversion rate. The Turk conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 59% of the break points that she conceded.
| Zarazua | ||||
| R1 Urhobo |
R2 Chwalinska |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 2-6 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 23 | 43 | |
| pts | 71-55 | 86-69 | 157-124 | |
| Total points | 126 | 155 | 281 | |
| Winners | 30 | 48 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 56% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 49/66 | 85/96 | 134/162 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 89% | 83% | |
| 1st pts | 30/49 | 48/85 | 78/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 56% | 58% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/17 | 4/11 | 11/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 36% | 39% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Converted | 7/13 | 7/7 | 14/20 | |
| Converted % | 54% | 100% | 70% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 16 | 23 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 12/16 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 75% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Sonmez | ||||
| R1 Lourdes |
R2 Jacquemot |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-1 6-2 | 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 22 | 49 | |
| pts | 94-79 | 79-66 | 173-145 | |
| Total points | 173 | 145 | 318 | |
| Winners | 37 | 26 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 33% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 63/102 | 46/76 | 109/178 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 37/63 | 26/46 | 63/109 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 57% | 58% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/39 | 13/30 | 34/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 43% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 7/10 | 6/9 | 13/19 | |
| Converted % | 70% | 67% | 68% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 8 | 22 | |
| Saved | 10/14 | 3/8 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 38% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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