Ekaterina Shalimova vs Marjan Japarova Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Shalimova 1 - 0 Japarova

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Shalimova has won 44.62% of points on their second serve, while Japarova has won 36.84%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Shalimova, in recent form, has won 54.49% of their opponent's second serve points, while Japarova has won 42.11%. The same stats for first serve returns are 42.51% and 40% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Shalimova has saved 46.56% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Japarova has saved 53.85% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Shalimova has won 65.91% of matches played (W/L 29/ 15), with Japarova winning 50% (W/L 1/ 1) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Shalimova has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 62% (W/L 67/ 41), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 44% (W/L 12/ 15). Japarova has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 50% (W/L 1/ 1), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 50% (W/L 1/ 1).
• Player level: In the last year, Shalimova has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 76% of matches (W/L 19/ 6), where as Japarova has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 1/ 1). 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 Shalimova winning 1 times and Japarova being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Shalimova winning 2 and Japarova winning 0. The last match between Shalimova and Japarova was at the W50 Pretoria, 19-02-2024, Q3, Hard with Ekaterina Shalimova getting the victory 6-1 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:8:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Shalimova and Japarova have played a deciding set 0 times, with Shalimova winning 0 times and Japarova 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 Shalimova winning 0, and Japarova 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shalimova has played against opponents with an average rank of 147.25 while Japarova has played against players with an average rank of 210.5.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Shalimova has won 60% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Japarova has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Shalimova has converted 43.53% of breakpoint opportunities, and Japarova has converted 60% 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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