Karine Sarkisova vs Annika Kannan Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Sarkisova 1 - 0 Kannan

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sarkisova has won 28% of points on their second serve, while Kannan has won 32.91%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sarkisova, in recent form, has won 58.33% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kannan has won 42.42%. The same stats for first serve returns are 40.74% and 17.2% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Sarkisova has saved 50% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kannan has saved 43.59% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Sarkisova has won 18.18% of matches played (W/L 2/ 9), with Kannan winning 30.23% (W/L 13/ 30) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Sarkisova has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 68% (W/L 13/ 6), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 60% (W/L 50/ 33). Kannan has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 37% (W/L 31/ 52), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 9% (W/L 2/ 21).
• Player level: In the last year, Sarkisova has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 12.5% of matches (W/L 1/ 7), where as Kannan has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 30.56% of matches (W/L 11/ 25). 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 Sarkisova winning 1 times and Kannan being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Sarkisova winning 2 and Kannan winning 1. The last match between Sarkisova and Kannan was at the W15 Kursumlijska Banja, 18-09-2023, Q2 round, Clay with Karine Sarkisova getting the victory 6-3 3-6 10-6.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Sarkisova and Kannan have played a deciding set 1 times, with Sarkisova winning 1 times and Kannan 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 Sarkisova winning 0, and Kannan 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sarkisova has played against opponents with an average rank of 311.36 while Kannan has played against players with an average rank of 28.88.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Sarkisova has won 33% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kannan has won 31% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Sarkisova has converted 50% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kannan has converted 42.86% 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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