Ekaterina Ivanova vs Zumra Balkan Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Ivanova 1 - 0 Balkan

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Ivanova has won 37.37% of points on their second serve, while Balkan has won 31.67%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Ivanova, in recent form, has won 58.99% of their opponent's second serve points, while Balkan has won 50%. The same stats for first serve returns are 41.96% and 31.65% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Ivanova has saved 44.3% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Balkan has saved 42.11% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Ivanova has won 63.89% of matches played (W/L 23/ 13), with Balkan winning 11.76% (W/L 2/ 15) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Ivanova has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 64% (W/L 23/ 13), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 50% (W/L 6/ 6). Balkan has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 17% (W/L 3/ 15), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1).
• Player level: In the last year, Ivanova has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.52% of matches (W/L 19/ 10), where as Balkan has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 16.67% of matches (W/L 2/ 10). 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 Ivanova winning 1 times and Balkan being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Ivanova winning 2 and Balkan winning 0. The last match between Ivanova and Balkan was at the W15 Antalya, 18-12-2023, Q2 round, Clay with Ekaterina Ivanova getting the victory 6-0 6-0.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:56:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Ivanova and Balkan have played a deciding set 0 times, with Ivanova winning 0 times and Balkan 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 Ivanova winning 0, and Balkan 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Ivanova has played against opponents with an average rank of 46.97 while Balkan has played against players with an average rank of 0.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Ivanova has won 25% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Balkan has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Ivanova has converted 59.09% of breakpoint opportunities, and Balkan has converted 23.53% 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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