H2H, prediction of Diana Shnaider vs Donna Vekic at the Australian Open with odds, preview, pick | 17th January 2025

PREVIEW. Melbourne. Shnaider and Vekic will square off in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Friday the 17th of January

Prediction and head to head Diana Shnaider vs. Donna Vekic

Diana Shnaider and Donna Vekic will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:30 am on Margaret Court Arena. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Diana Shnaider who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Diana Shnaider is the pick to win this match.
Diana Shnaider -> 1.61
Donna Vekic -> 2.32

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Prediction and head to head Diana Shnaider vs. Donna Vekic

This will be the 2nd time that Diana Shnaider and Donna Vekic play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shnaider (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Shnaider won 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the final in Bad Homburg back in 2024.

Highlights Diana Shnaider vs Donna Vekic – Bad Homburg 29-June-2024

Diana Shnaider

Diana Shnaider
Diana Shnaider

4 - 2win/loss

Hard
4-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
13
High
12
LWLLWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 5-5 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 55-23 31-15 15-5 0-0 9-3 0-0
2023 25-22 14-13 10-8 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 58-17 11-4 46-11 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 9-3 0-0 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 13, the Russian reached the 3rd round after beating Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-6(4) 6-4 and Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4 7-5.

In the 2nd round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Tomljanovic (6-4 7-5). During the match, Shnaider scored 71 points vs Tomljanovic’s 61. Diana was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Regarding the service games, Shnaider scored 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Diana Shnaider lost the serve 3 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Shnaider put 60% of her first serves in, winning 68% (27/40) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. Shnaider broke Tomljanovic 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Russian hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 53% of the points she played.

Shnaider has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 69% of her matches (153-69). 4-2 on hard in 2025. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Shnaider has a composed60-34 match record in the last 7 years on hard.

The Russian has an overall 4-2 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the Australian Open

Shnaider
Australian Open
Shnaider's Record

Donna Vekic

Donna Vekic
Donna Vekic

2 - 3win/loss

Hard
2-3
I Hard
0-0
Rank
20
High
17
LLLWWWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 3-6 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 32-20 12-10 8-5 2-1 10-4 0-0
2023 29-20 16-9 4-5 2-3 7-3 0-0
2022 28-20 10-9 9-6 2-1 7-4 0-0
2021 19-16 10-12 0-1 5-0 4-3 0-0

Ranked no. 19, Donna reached the 3rd round after beating Diane Parry 6-4 6-4 and Harriet Dart 4-6 6-0 6-2.

In the 2nd round against Dart, Vekic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-0 6-2). During the match Vekic scored 88 points vs Dart’s 68. Donna was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.

About the serving games, Vekic made 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Donna Vekic lost the serve 3 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Vekic put 51% of her first serves in, winning 55% (22/40) of the points behind her 1st serve and 61% (23/38) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Dart 7 times after converting 54% of her break points (7/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Vekic has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.

Vekic has an overall 2-3 win-loss record in 2025, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See her history.

Vekic
Australian Open
Vekic's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

D.Shnaider
D.Vekic
3h:15
3h:15
Time on court​
3h:48
3h:48
1h:30
1h:30
Last match​
!
2h:05
2h:05
2
2
Match played
2
2
45
45
Games Played​
44
44
4
4
Set played​​
5
5
154
154
Total points​
165
165
77
77
Avg point​
82.5
82.5
57
57
Winners
52
52
28.5
28.5
Avg Winners​
26
26
37%
37%
Ratio winners
32%
32%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
11
11
3
3
Avg Aces
5.5
5.5
1
1
Double Faults
5
5
0.5
0.5
Avg Double Faults
2.5
2.5
57/90
57/90
1st won total​
52/79
52/79
63%
63%
1st won %
66%
66%
33/55
33/55
2nd won total​
34/62
34/62
60%
60%
2nd won %
55%
55%
-- Break Points --
8/19
8/19
BP won
11/23
11/23
4/9.5
4/9.5
Avg BP won
5.5/11.5
5.5/11.5
42%
42%
Won
48%
48%
12
12
Conceded
14
14
6
6
Avg Conceded
7
7
5
5
Broken
5
5
2.5
2.5
Avg Broken
2.5
2.5
7
7
Saved
9
9

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Shnaider Vekic
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 4 5
Tot Games 45 44
Pts 154-138 165-129
Total Points 292 294
Winners 57 52
%Winners 37% 32%

Both Shnaider and Vekic played 2 matches. At the moment, Donna Vekic lost 1 set while Diana Shnaider hasn’t conceded a set so far. Shnaider has played 1 set(s) less than Vekic (4 vs 5). However, it’s interesting to notice that Shnaider played 1 game more than Vekic. The Russian scored 57 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian managed to score 52 winners (32%).

Serve Performance

Serve Shnaider Vekic
Aces 6 11
Avg per match 3 5.5
1st in 90/145 79/141
%1st in 62% 56%
1st pts 57/90 52/79
%1st pts 63% 66%
2nd pts 33/55 34/62
%2nd pts 60% 55%

Shnaider fired 6 aces (3 per match). Vekic managed to score 11 aces (5.5 per match). Shnaider won 63% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Vekic won 66% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Shnaider Vekic
Won 8 11
Converted 8/19 11/23
% Converted 42% 48%
Conceded 12 14
Saved 7 9
% Saved 58% 64%
Times Broken 5 5

Diana broke her opponents 8 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Russian lost her serve 5 times and she saved 58% of the break points that she conceded. The Croatian broke her opponents 11 times with a 48% conversion rate. Donna conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded.

Shnaider
R1
Cocciaretto
R2
Tomljanovic
Total
Score 7-64 6-4 6-4 7-5
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 23 22 45
pts 83-77 71-61 154-138
Total points 160 132 292
Winners 30 27 57
%Winners 36% 38% 37%
SERVE
Aces 3 3 6
Double Faults 0 1 1
1st in 50/78 40/67 90/145
% 1st in 64% 60% 62%
1st pts 30/50 27/40 57/90
% 1st pts 60% 68% 63%
2nd pts 19/28 14/27 33/55
% 2nd pts 68% 52% 60%
Breaks
Won 3 5 8
Converted 3/11 5/8 8/19
Converted % 27% 63% 42%
Conceded 7 5 12
Saved 5/7 2/5 7
Saved % 71% 40% 56%
Times Broken 2 3 5
Vekic
R1
Parry
R2
Dart
Total
Score 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-0 6-2
Tot Set 2 3 5
Tot Games 20 24 44
pts 77-61 88-68 165-129
Total points 138 156 294
Winners 30 22 52
%Winners 39% 25% 32%
SERVE
Aces 9 2 11
Double Faults 2 3 5
1st in 39/63 40/78 79/141
% 1st in 62% 51% 56%
1st pts 30/39 22/40 52/79
% 1st pts 77% 55% 66%
2nd pts 11/24 23/38 34/62
% 2nd pts 46% 61% 55%
Breaks
Won 4 7 11
Converted 4/10 7/13 11/23
Converted % 40% 54% 48%
Conceded 5 9 14
Saved 3/5 6/9 9
Saved % 60% 67% 64%
Times Broken 2 3 5

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Shnaider
LWLLWWLWWL
Vekic
LLLWWWLLL
2025 2024 2023
5 - 5
3 - 6
5-5
Hard
3-6

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