Zeynep Sonmez and Alina Korneeva will square off in the semifinal of the Merida Open Akron for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 9:00 pm on ESTADIO AKRON. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alina Korneeva who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alina Korneeva is the pick to win this match.
Alina Korneeva -> 1.533
Zeynep Sonmez -> 2.5

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Prediction and head to head Zeynep Sonmez vs. Alina Korneeva

There is no head to head record between Zeynep Sonmez and Alina Korneeva since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Zeynep Sonmez

Ranked no. 127 (career-high), Sonmez reached the semifinal after beating Maria Lourdes Carle 5-7 6-1 6-2, Elsa Jacquemot 7-6(3) 6-3 and Renata Zarazua 3-6 6-3 6-4.

In the quarter against Zarazua, The Turk recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Sonmez scored 101 points vs Zarazua’s 97. Sonmez was very aggressive to blast 42 winners.

Talking about the service games, Sonmez blasted 2 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Zeynep Sonmez lost the serve 4 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Sonmez put 63% of her first serves in, winning 64% (42/66) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (19/38) on the 2nd serve. Sonmez broke Zarazua 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Turk has surrendered 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points she played.

Sonmez has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 61% of her matches (206-130). 17-9 on hard in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sonmez has an aggregate67-37 match record in the last 8 years on hard.

Sonmez has an aggregate 39-25 win-loss record in 2024, 17-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Merida

The Turk has never competed in this tournament before.

Alina Korneeva

Ranked no. 254, Korneeva got to the semifinal after defeating Alycia Parks 6-3 6-1, Anna Blinkova 7-5 6-2 and Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3 6-1.

In the quarter, Korneeva had a good straight sets win against Sorribes Tormo (6-3 6-1). During the match Korneeva scored 71 points vs Sorribes Tormo’s 48. Alina was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.

Talking about serving, Korneeva couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Alina Korneeva lost the serve twice and she saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Korneeva put 51% of her first serves in, winning 64% (25/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 49% (18/37) on the 2nd serve. Korneeva was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Sorribes Tormo 6 times.

Overall Performance in this tournament

Korneeva hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points she played.

Her best result of the year was winning the title the W100 Caldas da Rainha where she beat Anastasia Zakharova in the final 6-1 6-4.

The Russian has a compiled 17-5 win-loss record in 2024, 16-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Sonmez	Korneeva
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	6
Tot Games	77	52
Pts	274-242	203-134
Total Points	516	337
Winners	105	59
%Winners	38%	29%

Both Sonmez and Korneeva played 3 matches. At the moment, Zeynep Sonmez surrendered 2 sets while Alina Korneeva hasn’t lost a set so far. Sonmez has played 2 sets more than Korneeva (8 vs 6). Therefore, Sonmez played 25 games more than Korneeva. Zeynep scored 105 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian managed to score 59 winners (29%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Sonmez	Korneeva
Aces	4	6
Avg per match	1.3	2
1st in	175/282	90/178
%1st in	62%	51%
1st pts	105/175	59/90
%1st pts	60%	66%
2nd pts	53/107	46/88
%2nd pts	50%	52%

Sonmez bagged 4 aces (1.3 per match). Korneeva struck 6 aces (2 per match). Sonmez won 60% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Korneeva won 66% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Sonmez	Korneeva
Won	18	18
Converted	18/30	18/27
% Converted	60%	67%
Conceded	35	23
Saved	22	16
% Saved	63%	70%
Times Broken	13	7

Sonmez broke her opponents 18 times with a 60% conversion rate. The Turk conceded her serve 13 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded. The Russian broke her opponents 18 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Russian conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 70% of the break points that she conceded.

Sonmez
	R1 Lourdes	R2 Jacquemot	1/4 Zarazua	Total
Score	5-7 6-1 6-2	7-63 6-3	3-6 6-3 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	27	22	28	77
pts	94-79	79-66	101-97	274-242
Total points	173	145	198	516
Winners	37	26	42	105
%Winners	39%	33%	42%	38%
SERVE
Aces	2	0	2	4
Double Faults	3	8	7	18
1st in	63/102	46/76	66/104	175/282
% 1st in	62%	61%	63%	62%
1st pts	37/63	26/46	42/66	105/175
% 1st pts	59%	57%	64%	60%
2nd pts	21/39	13/30	19/38	53/107
% 2nd pts	54%	43%	50%	50%
Breaks
Won	7	6	5	18
Converted	7/10	6/9	5/11	18/30
Converted %	70%	67%	45%	60%
Conceded	14	8	13	35
Saved	10/14	3/8	9/13	22
Saved %	71%	38%	69%	59%
Times Broken	4	5	4	13

Korneeva
	R1 Parks	R2 Blinkova	1/4 Sorribes Tormo	Total
Score	6-3 6-1	7-5 6-2	6-3 6-1
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	16	20	16	52
pts	65-38	67-48	71-48	203-134
Total points	103	115	119	337
Winners	17	17	25	59
%Winners	26%	25%	35%	29%
SERVE
Aces	3	3	0	6
Double Faults	4	5	4	13
1st in	19/41	32/61	39/76	90/178
% 1st in	46%	52%	51%	51%
1st pts	17/19	17/32	25/39	59/90
% 1st pts	89%	53%	64%	66%
2nd pts	16/22	12/29	18/37	46/88
% 2nd pts	73%	41%	49%	52%
Breaks
Won	4	8	6	18
Converted	4/12	8/9	6/6	18/27
Converted %	33%	89%	100%	67%
Conceded	0	11	12	23
Saved	0/0	6/11	10/12	16
Saved %	–	55%	83%	46%
Times Broken	0	5	2	7

Tennis Scores in Merida

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• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (5-7 7-5 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings

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