Iva Jovic and Nikola Bartunkova will play each other in the semifinal of the Guadalajara Open Akron for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:00 pm on AKRON STADIUM. 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 Iva Jovic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Iva Jovic is the pick to win this match.
Iva Jovic -> 1.56
Nikola Bartunkova -> 2.43

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Prediction and head to head Iva Jovic vs. Nikola Bartunkova

There is no head to head record between Iva Jovic and Nikola Bartunkova since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Iva Jovic

Ranked no. 73 (career-high), the American reached the semifinal after defeating Katarzyna Kawa 6-4 4-6 6-3, Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-4 6-2 and Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-3 3-6 7-6(6).

In the quarter, Iva defeated Jimenez Kasintseva (6-3 3-6 7-6⁶).During the match, Jovic scored less points (2) than Jimenez Kasintseva. In fact, the world no. 73 won 99 points vs Jimenez Kasintseva’s. That means that Jovic was more focused during the important points. Jovic was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.

Regarding the service games, Jovic scored just 1 ace throughout the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Iva Jovic lost the serve 6 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Jovic put 70% of her first serves in, winning 51% (39/77) of the points behind her 1st serve and 58% (19/33) on the 2nd serve. Jovic broke Jimenez Kasintseva 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Iva has surrendered 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points she played.

Jovic has a fantastic record in the last 4 years having won 74% of her matches (73-26). 17-8 on hard in 2025. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Jovic has a compiled48-18 match record in the last 4 years on hard.

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

The American has an overall 33-13 win-loss record in 2025, 17-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Guadalajara

Iva has never competed in this tournament before.

Nikola Bartunkova

Ranked no. 228, Bartunkova reached the semifinal after beating Nicole Fossa Huergo 6-4 6-2, Darja Vidmanova 6-3 6-2 and Magdalena Frech 7-5 6-4.

In the quarter, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Frech (7-5 6-4). During the match Bartunkova scored 70 points vs Frech’s 59. Nikola was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.

About the serving games, Bartunkova recorded 2 aces and she was not very solid on her 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Nikola Bartunkova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Bartunkova put 45% of her first serves in, winning 77% (24/31) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (18/38) on the 2nd serve. Nikola broke Frech 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Czech hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points she played.

Her best result of the current season was winning the title the W35 Sunderland where she defeated Amelia Rajecki in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3 and the Vaihingen where she beat Emily Seibold in the final 6-4 7-6(2) and the W75 Hechingen where she overcame Julia Grabher in the final 7-5 6-2.

Nikola has a compiled 49-14 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Jovic	Bartunkova
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	6
Tot Games	78	57
Pts	268-241	217-164
Total Points	509	381
Winners	105	65
%Winners	39%	30%

Both Jovic and Bartunkova played 3 matches. At the moment, Iva Jovic conceded 2 sets while Nikola Bartunkova hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Jovic has played 2 sets more than Bartunkova (8 vs 6). Therefore, Jovic played 21 games more than Bartunkova. Iva scored 105 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Bartunkova made 65 winners (30%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Jovic	Bartunkova
Aces	9	9
Avg per match	3	3
1st in	183/265	83/185
%1st in	69%	45%
1st pts	105/183	65/83
%1st pts	57%	78%
2nd pts	43/82	57/102
%2nd pts	52%	56%

Jovic scored 9 aces (3 per match). Bartunkova scored 9 aces (3 per match). Jovic won 57% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Bartunkova won 78% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Jovic	Bartunkova
Won	18	12
Converted	18/28	12/26
% Converted	64%	46%
Conceded	33	14
Saved	19	10
% Saved	58%	71%
Times Broken	14	4

Iva broke her opponents 18 times with a 64% conversion rate. Iva lost her serve 14 times and she saved 58% of the break points that she conceded. The Czech broke her opponents 12 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Czech conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.

Jovic
	R1 Kawa	R2 Camila Osorio Serrano	1/4 Jimenez	Total
Score	6-4 4-6 6-3	6-4 6-2	6-3 3-6 7-66
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	29	18	31	78
pts	97-83	72-57	99-101	268-241
Total points	180	129	200	509
Winners	39	27	39	105
%Winners	40%	38%	39%	39%
SERVE
Aces	4	4	1	9
Double Faults	2	2	3	7
1st in	60/90	46/65	77/110	183/265
% 1st in	67%	71%	70%	69%
1st pts	39/60	27/46	39/77	105/183
% 1st pts	65%	59%	51%	57%
2nd pts	16/30	8/19	19/33	43/82
% 2nd pts	53%	42%	58%	52%
Breaks
Won	6	6	6	18
Converted	6/12	6/9	6/7	18/28
Converted %	50%	67%	86%	64%
Conceded	14	5	14	33
Saved	9/14	2/5	8/14	19
Saved %	64%	40%	57%	54%
Times Broken	5	3	6	14

Bartunkova
	R1 Fossa Huergo	R2 Vidmanova	1/4 Frech	Total
Score	6-4 6-2	6-3 6-2	7-5 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	18	17	22	57
pts	77-56	70-49	70-59	217-164
Total points	133	119	129	381
Winners	19	22	24	65
%Winners	25%	31%	34%	30%
SERVE
Aces	3	4	2	9
Double Faults	7	3	10	20
1st in	22/59	30/57	31/69	83/185
% 1st in	37%	53%	45%	45%
1st pts	19/22	22/30	24/31	65/83
% 1st pts	86%	73%	77%	78%
2nd pts	21/37	18/27	18/38	57/102
% 2nd pts	57%	67%	47%	56%
Breaks
Won	4	3	5	12
Converted	4/10	3/7	5/9	12/26
Converted %	40%	43%	56%	46%
Conceded	6	3	5	14
Saved	5/6	3/3	2/5	10
Saved %	83%	100%	40%	74%
Times Broken	1	0	3	4

Tennis Scores in Guadalajara

• Giuliana Olmos/Aldila SutjiadiOlmos/Aldila Sutjiadi – Jessie Aney/Quinn GleasonAney/Quinn Gleason (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Khumoun SultanovSultanov (7-6² 4-6 7-6¹) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Roberto CidCid – Cem IlkelIlkel (2-6 6-1 7-6⁵) – Stats, scores, rankings

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