Barbora Krejcikova and Iva Jovic will play each other in the 3^rd round of the Cincinnati Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 11:00 am on GRANDSTAND. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Barbora Krejcikova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Barbora Krejcikova is the pick to win this match.
Barbora Krejcikova -> 1.74
Iva Jovic -> 2.09

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Prediction and head to head Barbora Krejcikova vs. Iva Jovic

There is no head to head record between Barbora Krejcikova and Iva Jovic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Barbora Krejcikova

Ranked no. 80, Krejcikova got to the 3^rd round after beating Alycia Parks 6-4 4-6 6-0 and Elina Svitolina 2-6 6-4 6-3.

In the 2^nd round against Svitolina, The Czech recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-3).During the match, Krejcikova scored less points (3) than Svitolina. In fact, the world no. 80 won 89 points vs Svitolina’s. That means that Krejcikova was more focused during the important points. The Czech was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.

Regarding the service games, Krejcikova scored 4 aces and she was not very consistent on her 2nd serve to score 12 double faults. Barbora Krejcikova lost the serve 5 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Krejcikova put 67% of her first serves in, winning 67% (46/69) of the points behind her 1st serve and 32% (11/34) on the 2nd serve. Krejcikova broke Svitolina 6 times after converting 50% of her break points (6/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Krejcikova has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 52% of the points she played.

Krejcikova has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of her matches (256-154). 2-1 on hard in 2025. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Krejcikova has an aggregate 108-76 match record in the last years on hard.

The Czech has an aggregate 7-5 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Cincinnati

Iva Jovic

Ranked no. 88, Jovic reached the 3^rd round after beating Ulrikke Eikeri 7-5 6-2, Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-4, Solana Sierra 6-3 7-6(4) and Linda Noskova 6-3 6-0.

In the 2^nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Noskova (6-3 6-0). During the match Jovic scored 61 points vs Noskova’s 32. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 18 winners.

About the serving games, Jovic blasted 4 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Iva Jovic was extremely efficient on serve to win 75% (18/24) of her 1st serve and 74% (20/27) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Iva broke Noskova 4 times after converting 67% of her break points (4/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Jovic started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 59% of the points she played.

Her best result of the year was winning the title the W100 Charlottesville where she overcame Irina Maria Bara in the final 6-0 6-1 and the Ilkley where she beat Rebecca Marino in the final 6-1 6-3.

Jovic has an overall 28-10 win-loss record in 2025, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Krejcikova	Jovic
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	6	6
Tot Games	53	57
Pts	180-164	214-150
Total Points	344	364
Winners	77	71
%Winners	43%	33%

Krejcikova played 2 matches while Jovic competed in 3 matches. Jovic started her run from the qualifications while Krejcikova had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Barbora Krejcikova lost 2 sets while Iva Jovic hasn’t dropped a set so far. Talking about their workload, Krejcikova and Jovic have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Krejcikova played 4 games less than Jovic. Barbora scored 77 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The American made 71 winners (33%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Krejcikova	Jovic
Aces	4	7
Avg per match	2	2.3
1st in	124/192	105/185
%1st in	65%	57%
1st pts	77/124	71/105
%1st pts	62%	68%
2nd pts	25/68	49/80
%2nd pts	37%	61%

Krejcikova managed to score 4 aces (2 per match). Jovic bagged 7 aces (2.3 per match). Krejcikova won 62% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 37% of the points. On the other side, Jovic won 68% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 61% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Krejcikova	Jovic
Won	15	14
Converted	15/25	14/21
% Converted	60%	67%
Conceded	26	17
Saved	15	11
% Saved	58%	65%
Times Broken	11	6

The Czech broke her opponents 15 times with a 60% conversion rate. Barbora surrendered her serve 11 times and she saved 58% of the break points that she conceded. The American broke her opponents 14 times with a 67% conversion rate. Iva conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 65% of the break points that she conceded.

Krejcikova
	R1 Parks	R2 Svitolina	Total
Score	6-4 4-6 6-0	2-6 6-4 6-3
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	26	27	53
pts	91-72	89-92	180-164
Total points	163	181	344
Winners	31	46	77
%Winners	34%	52%	43%
SERVE
Aces	0	4	4
Double Faults	8	12	20
1st in	55/89	69/103	124/192
% 1st in	62%	67%	65%
1st pts	31/55	46/69	77/124
% 1st pts	56%	67%	62%
2nd pts	14/34	11/34	25/68
% 2nd pts	41%	32%	37%
Breaks
Won	9	6	15
Converted	9/13	6/12	15/25
Converted %	69%	50%	60%
Conceded	12	14	26
Saved	6/12	9/14	15
Saved %	50%	64%	57%
Times Broken	6	5	11

Jovic
	Q1 Eikeri	Q3 Gracheva	R1 Sierra	R2 Noskova	Total
Score	7-5 6-2	6-3 6-4	6-3 7-64	6-3 6-0
Tot Set	2	2	2	2	8
Tot Games	20	19	22	15	76
pts	69-49	–	84-69	61-32	214-150
Total points	118	0	153	93	364
Winners	20		33	18	71
%Winners	29%	0%	39%	30%	33%
SERVE
Aces	3	0	0	4	7
Double Faults	2		1	1	4
1st in	27/47	/	54/87	24/51	105/185
% 1st in	57%	0%	62%	47%	57%
1st pts	20/27	/	33/54	18/24	71/105
% 1st pts	74%	0%	61%	75%	68%
2nd pts	10/20	/	19/33	20/27	49/80
% 2nd pts	50%	0%	58%	74%	61%
Breaks
Won	6		4	4	14
Converted	6/9	/	4/6	4/6	14/21
Converted %	67%	0%	67%	67%	67%
Conceded	5		6	6	17
Saved	2/5	0/	3/6	6/6	11
Saved %	40%	–	50%	100%	95%
Times Broken	3		3	0	6

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (7-6³ 4-6 7-6⁵) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro – Taylor TownsendTownsend (6-4 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Maya JointJoint (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Yue YuanYuan (6-7(2) 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Manuel GuinardGuinard – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (6-4 3-6 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Hugo GastonGaston (6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Sumit NagalNagal – Uladzimir IgnatikIgnatik (6-1 3-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Mohamed SafwatSafwat – Facundo ArguelloArguello (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Federico GaioGaio – Pablo AndujarAndujar (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Elias YmerYmer – Maxime JanvierJanvier (2-6 6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans – Pedro SousaSousa (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Alexey VatutinVatutin (5-7 6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Elise MertensMertens (5-1) – H2H and prediction
• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Marta KostyukKostyuk (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Clara TausonTauson – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Magda LinetteLinette – Jessica PegulaPegula (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lucia BronzettiBronzetti – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Dayana YastremskaYastremska – Cori GauffGauff (1-3) – H2H and prediction
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Jessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro (1-0) – H2H and prediction