Ekaterina Kuznetsova vs Mija Ljubic Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Kuznetsova 1 - 0 Ljubic

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kuznetsova has won 36.55% of points on their second serve, while Ljubic has won 25.81%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kuznetsova, in recent form, has won 49.21% of their opponent's second serve points, while Ljubic has won 38.1%. The same stats for first serve returns are 43.33% and 27.78% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Kuznetsova has saved 36.67% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Ljubic has saved 20% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Kuznetsova has won 50% of matches played (W/L 25/ 25), with Ljubic winning 11.54% (W/L 3/ 23) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Kuznetsova has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 51% (W/L 33/ 32), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 48% (W/L 14/ 15). Ljubic has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 19% (W/L 4/ 17), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 10% (W/L 8/ 69).
• Player level: In the last year, Kuznetsova has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 47.37% of matches (W/L 18/ 20), where as Ljubic has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 4.76% of matches (W/L 1/ 20). 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 Kuznetsova winning 1 times and Ljubic being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kuznetsova winning 2 and Ljubic winning 0. The last match between Kuznetsova and Ljubic was at the W15 Kursumlijska Banja, 12-09-2024, First, Clay with Ekaterina Kuznetsova getting the victory 6-1 6-0.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:2:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Kuznetsova and Ljubic have played a deciding set 0 times, with Kuznetsova winning 0 times and Ljubic 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 Kuznetsova winning 0, and Ljubic 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kuznetsova has played against opponents with an average rank of 184.56 while Ljubic has played against players with an average rank of 68.12.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kuznetsova has won 55% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Ljubic has won 67% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Kuznetsova has converted 38.3% of breakpoint opportunities, and Ljubic has converted 100% 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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