Hibah Shaikh vs Celine Simunyu Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Shaikh 1 - 0 Simunyu

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Shaikh has won 41.75% of points on their second serve, while Simunyu has won 41.29%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Shaikh, in recent form, has won 60.98% of their opponent's second serve points, while Simunyu has won 59.79%. The same stats for first serve returns are 43.26% and 36.23% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Shaikh has saved 37.14% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Simunyu has saved 53.97% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Shaikh has won 41.18% of matches played (W/L 7/ 10), with Simunyu winning 43.18% (W/L 19/ 25) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Shaikh has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 58% (W/L 25/ 18), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 25% (W/L 1/ 3). Simunyu has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 58% (W/L 50/ 36), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 26% (W/L 5/ 14).
• Player level: In the last year, Shaikh has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 41.18% of matches (W/L 7/ 10), where as Simunyu has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 13/ 13). 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 Shaikh winning 1 times and Simunyu being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Shaikh winning 2 and Simunyu winning 0. The last match between Shaikh and Simunyu was at the W35 Getxo, 01-07-2024, Q3, Clay with Hibah Shaikh getting the victory 6-0 6-3.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:6:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Shaikh and Simunyu have played a deciding set 0 times, with Shaikh winning 0 times and Simunyu 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 Shaikh winning 0, and Simunyu 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shaikh has played against opponents with an average rank of 158.94 while Simunyu has played against players with an average rank of 101.02.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Shaikh has won 20% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Simunyu has won 29% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Shaikh has converted 75% of breakpoint opportunities, and Simunyu has converted 46.11% 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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