Renata Zarazua and Zeynep Sonmez will clash against each other in the quarter of the Merida Open Akron for the 1^st 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

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 2^nd 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

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 2^nd 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)

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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

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• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Davide GaloppiniGaloppini (7-6¹ 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

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• Ann LiLi – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nina StojanovicStojanovic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction