Mai Hontama and Anna-Lena Friedsam will fight against each other in the qualifications of the ASB Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:00 pm on Stadium Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anna-Lena Friedsam who should win in 3 sets.
Anna-Lena Friedsam -> 1.86
Mai Hontama -> 1.86
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Prediction and head to head Mai Hontama vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
There is no head to head record between Mai Hontama and Anna-Lena Friedsam since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Mai Hontama
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-34 | 28-27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-28 | 38-18 | 6-5 | 9-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-25 | 25-15 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-15 | 32-12 | 8-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 157, Mai got to the qualifications after beating Irene Burillo Escorihuela 6-1 6-2.
In the qualifications, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Burillo Escorihuela (6-1 6-2). During the match, Hontama scored 66 points vs Burillo Escorihuela’s 45. The Japanese was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Regarding the service games, Hontama wasn’t able to score even 1 ace and she committed only 1 double fault. Mai Hontama conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 9 break points. Furthermore, Hontama put 71% of her first serves in, winning 72% (36/50) of the points behind her 1st serve and 40% (8/20) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Burillo Escorihuela 4 times.
Hontama has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 60% of her matches (264-176). 28-27 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Hontama has a composed201-127 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Hontama’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the W100 Tokyo and the W100 Gifu.
Hontama has an overall 31-34 win-loss record in 2024, 28-27 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Auckland
Hontama has never competed in this tournament before.
Anna-Lena Friedsam
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 9-12 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 2023 | 31-27 | 8-9 | 10-8 | 13-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-27 | 7-9 | 10-9 | 12-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 18-23 | 3-6 | 9-8 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 529, Anna-Lena reached the qualifications after beating Nuria Brancaccio 2-6 6-2 6-3.
In the qualifications against Brancaccio, The German recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 6-3). During the match Friedsam scored 80 points vs Brancaccio’s 73. Anna-Lena was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Friedsam fired 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Anna-Lena Friedsam lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Friedsam put 68% of her first serves in, winning 64% (37/58) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. Friedsam broke Brancaccio 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Friedsam’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the W75 Ismaning.
The German has an overall 9-12 win-loss record in 2024, 0-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hontama | Friedsam |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 15 | 25 |
| Pts | 66-45 | 80-73 |
| Total Points | 111 | 153 |
| Winners | 36 | 37 |
| %Winners | 55% | 46% |
Both Hontama and Friedsam played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Anna-Lena Friedsam surrendered 1 set while Mai Hontama hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Hontama has played 1 set(s) less than Friedsam (2 vs 3). Therefore, Hontama played 10 games less than Friedsam. Hontama scored 36 winners (55% of the total points). On the other side, Friedsam recorded 37 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hontama | Friedsam |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 3 |
| 1st in | 50/70 | 58/85 |
| %1st in | 71% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 36/50 | 37/58 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 8/20 | 14/27 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 52% |
Hontama didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Friedsam managed to score 3 aces . Hontama won 72% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Friedsam won 64% of the points on 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 | Hontama | Friedsam |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/4 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 100% | 50% |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 |
| Saved | 9 | 4 |
| % Saved | 100% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 |
Mai broke her opponent 4 times with a 100% conversion rate. The Japanese had a solid display on her serve as she has never lost a single service game after saving 9 break points. Friedsam broke her opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Anna-Lena conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Hontama | |||
| Q1 Burillo Escorihuela | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 15 | |
| pts | 66-45 | 66-45 | |
| Total points | 111 | 111 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 55% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 50/70 | 50/70 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 36/50 | 36/50 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/20 | 8/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 4/4 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 9/9 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Friedsam | |||
| Q1 Brancaccio | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 80-73 | 80-73 | |
| Total points | 153 | 153 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 58/85 | 58/85 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 37/58 | 37/58 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 14/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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- Edoardo LavagnoLavagno – Federico MaccariMaccari (4-6 6-4 10-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Monique BarryBarry – Lina GlushkoGlushko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nao HibinoHibino – Sachia VickeryVickery (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini – Emina BektasBektas (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mai HontamaHontama – Anna-Lena FriedsamFriedsam (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Leyre Romero GormazRomero Gormaz – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Madison KeysKeys – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yulia StarodubtsewaStarodubtsewa – Jaqueline CristianCristian (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sofia KeninKenin – Xiyu WangWang (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lulu SunSun – Rebecca MarinoMarino (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Katie VolynetsVolynets – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ann LiLi – Sloane StephensStephens (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alycia ParksParks – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hailey BaptisteBaptiste – (0-0) – H2H and prediction