Jessika Ponchet and Barbora Palicova will square off in the 2^nd round of the Prague Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. 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 Barbora Palicova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Barbora Palicova is the pick to win this match.
Barbora Palicova -> 1.77
Jessika Ponchet -> 2.05

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Prediction and head to head Jessika Ponchet vs. Barbora Palicova

There is no head to head record between Jessika Ponchet and Barbora Palicova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Jessika Ponchet

Ranked no. 162, Ponchet reached the 2^nd round after defeating Miriam Skoch 6-2 6-4, Anastasia Gasanova 1-6 7-6(2) 6-2 and Nina Stojanovic 4-6 7-5 6-1.

In the 1^st round against Stojanovic, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-1). During the match, Ponchet scored 105 points vs Stojanovic’s 88. Ponchet was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.

Regarding the service games, Ponchet managed to score 6 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Jessika Ponchet was exceptionally effective on serve to win 71% (40/56) of her 1st serve and 54% (21/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve 3 times. Ponchet broke Stojanovic 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).

Ponchet has favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of her matches (322-222). 3-3 on hard in 2025. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Ponchet has a composed 109-73 match record in the last years on hard.

The French player best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the W75 Murska Sobota,the Gaudens and the Birmingham.

The French player has a composed 20-19 win-loss record in 2025, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Prague

Barbora Palicova

Ranked no. 179, Palicova reached the 2^nd round after beating Priscilla Hon 6-2 3-6 6-3.

In the 1^st round, The Czech defeated Hon (6-2 3-6 6-3). During the match Palicova scored 85 points vs Hon’s 76. Palicova was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.

About the serving games, Palicova recorded 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Barbora Palicova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Palicova put 51% of her first serves in, winning 68% (26/38) of the points behind her 1st serve and 62% (23/37) on the 2nd serve. Palicova broke Hon 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).

Palicova’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Grado.

Barbora has an overall 18-18 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Prague

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. See her history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Ponchet	Palicova
Match played	2	1
Tot Set	5	3
Tot Games	47	26
Pts	179-143	85-76
Total Points	322	161
Winners	62	26
%Winners	35%	31%

Ponchet played 2 matches while Palicova competed in 1 match. Ponchet started her run from the qualifications while Palicova had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Jessika Ponchet surrendered 1 set, while Barbora Palicova lost 1 set. Ponchet has played 2 sets more than Palicova (5 vs 3). Therefore, Ponchet played 21 games more than Palicova. The French player scored 62 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Barbora struck 26 winners (31%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Ponchet	Palicova
Aces	8	2
Avg per match	4	2
1st in	84/148	38/75
%1st in	57%	51%
1st pts	62/84	26/38
%1st pts	74%	68%
2nd pts	33/64	23/37
%2nd pts	52%	62%

Ponchet struck 8 aces (4 per match). Palicova made 2 aces . Ponchet won 74% points on her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Palicova won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 62% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Ponchet	Palicova
Won	10	5
Converted	10/25	5/9
% Converted	40%	56%
Conceded	13	4
Saved	8	1
% Saved	62%	25%
Times Broken	5	3

The French player broke her opponents 10 times with a 40% conversion rate. Ponchet dropped her serve 5 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded. The Czech broke her opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Czech conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 25% of the break points that she conceded.

Ponchet
	Q1 Skoch	Q3 Gasanova	R1 Stojanovic	Total
Score	6-2 6-4	1-6 7-62 6-2	4-6 7-5 6-1
Tot Set	2	3	3	8
Tot Games	18	28	29	75
pts	74-55	–	105-88	179-143
Total points	129	0	193	322
Winners	22		40	62
%Winners	30%	0%	38%	35%
SERVE
Aces	2	0	6	8
Double Faults	4		3	7
1st in	28/53	/	56/95	84/148
% 1st in	53%	0%	59%	57%
1st pts	22/28	/	40/56	62/84
% 1st pts	79%	0%	71%	74%
2nd pts	12/25	/	21/39	33/64
% 2nd pts	48%	0%	54%	52%
Breaks
Won	5		5	10
Converted	5/14	/	5/11	10/25
Converted %	36%	0%	45%	40%
Conceded	2		11	13
Saved	0/2	0/	8/11	8
Saved %	0%	–	73%	24%
Times Broken	2		3	5

Palicova
	R1 Hon	Total
Score	6-2 3-6 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	26	26
pts	85-76	85-76
Total points	161	161
Winners	26	26
%Winners	31%	31%
SERVE
Aces	2	2
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	38/75	38/75
% 1st in	51%	51%
1st pts	26/38	26/38
% 1st pts	68%	68%
2nd pts	23/37	23/37
% 2nd pts	62%	62%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/9	5/9
Converted %	56%	56%
Conceded	4	4
Saved	1/4	1
Saved %	25%	8%
Times Broken	3	3

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• Daniel NguyenNguyen – Filip PeliwoPeliwo (4-6 6-1 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alexander RitschardRitschard – Roberto QuirozQuiroz (6-2 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Noah RubinRubin – Orlando LuzLuz (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
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• Raymond SarmientoSarmiento – Maxime CressyCressy (7-6⁵ 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings

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