Anastasia Kovaleva vs Erika Sema Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Kovaleva 1 - 0 Sema

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kovaleva has won 38.87% of points on their second serve, while Sema has won 45.09%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kovaleva, in recent form, has won 58.72% of their opponent's second serve points, while Sema has won 57.1%. The same stats for first serve returns are 38.76% and 42.16% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Kovaleva has saved 48.3% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Sema has saved 55.98% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Kovaleva has won 50% of matches played (W/L 25/ 25), with Sema winning 55.93% (W/L 33/ 26) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Kovaleva has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 15/ 9), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 47% (W/L 14/ 16). Sema has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 355/ 289), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 42% (W/L 15/ 21).
• Player level: In the last year, Kovaleva has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 48.89% of matches (W/L 22/ 23), where as Sema has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 55.93% of matches (W/L 33/ 26). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Kovaleva winning 1 times and Sema being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kovaleva winning 2 and Sema winning 0. The last match between Kovaleva and Sema was at the W25 Hong Kong, 29-06-2023, Second, Hard with Anastasia Kovaleva getting the victory 6-2 6-0.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:7:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Kovaleva and Sema have played a deciding set 0 times, with Kovaleva winning 0 times and Sema 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Kovaleva winning 0, and Sema 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kovaleva has played against opponents with an average rank of 298.8 while Sema has played against players with an average rank of 253.49.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kovaleva has won 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Sema has won 55% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Kovaleva has converted 56.35% of breakpoint opportunities, and Sema has converted 54.46% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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