Katie Volynets and Ann Li will play each other in the 2nd round of the ASB Classic for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 5:30 pm on Stadium Court. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ann Li who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ann Li is the pick to win this match.
Ann Li -> 1.9
Katie Volynets -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Katie Volynets vs. Ann Li
This will be the 2nd time that Katie Volynets and Ann Li clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Volynets (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Volynets won 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the qualifications in Charleston back in March 2024.
Katie Volynets
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 58, Volynets got to the 2nd round after defeating Erika Andreeva 6-4 6-7(6) 6-2.
In the 1st round, The American defeated Andreeva (6-4 6-76 6-2). During the match, Volynets scored 119 points vs Andreeva’s 107. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about the service games, Volynets scored just 1 ace and she was pretty solid in conceding no double faults. Katie Volynets lost the serve twice and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Volynets put 84% of her first serves in, winning 63% (57/90) of the points behind her 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the 2nd serve. Volynets broke Andreeva 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Volynets has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 59% of her matches (200-141). 23-16 on hard in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Volynets has an aggregate114-82 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title the Makarska where she defeated Mayar Sherif in the final 3-6 6-2 6-1.
Katie has a compiled 46-24 win-loss record in 2024, 23-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Auckland
Ann Li
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-27 | 16-14 | 22-9 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-28 | 16-13 | 15-9 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-20 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-14 | 19-8 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 96, the American got to the 2nd round after beating Sloane Stephens 5-7 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round against Stephens, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-4). During the match Li scored 105 points vs Stephens’s 90. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Li recorded 2 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Ann Li was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (36/51) of her 1st serve and 64% (23/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve 4 times. The American broke Stephens 5 times after converting 42% of her break points (5/12).
Her best result of the current season was conquering the title the Valencia where she beat Viktoriya Tomova in the final 6-3 6-4.
The American has a composed 42-27 win-loss record in 2024, 16-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Auckland
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2020. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Volynets | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 31 | 32 |
| Pts | 119-107 | 105-90 |
| Total Points | 226 | 195 |
| Winners | 57 | 36 |
| %Winners | 48% | 34% |
Both Volynets and Li played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Katie Volynets lost 1 set, while Ann Li lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Volynets and Li have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Volynets played 1 game less than Li. Volynets scored 57 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The American bagged 36 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Volynets | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 2 |
| 1st in | 90/107 | 51/87 |
| %1st in | 84% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 57/90 | 36/51 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 23/36 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 64% |
Volynets managed to score 1 ace . Li also recorded 2 aces . Volynets won 63% points on her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Li won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Volynets | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 45% | 42% |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 |
| Saved | 7 | 4 |
| % Saved | 78% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
Katie broke her opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Volynets dropped her serve twice and she saved 78% of the break points that she conceded. The American broke her opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Li conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Volynets | |||
| R1 Andreeva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-76 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 119-107 | 119-107 | |
| Total points | 226 | 226 | |
| Winners | 57 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 90/107 | 90/107 | |
| % 1st in | 84% | 84% | |
| 1st pts | 57/90 | 57/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 11/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Li | |||
| R1 Stephens |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 105-90 | 105-90 | |
| Total points | 195 | 195 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 51/87 | 51/87 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 36/51 | 36/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/36 | 23/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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