Greetje Minnen and Varvara Gracheva will play each other in the quarter of the Open BLS de Limoges for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on Centre. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Greetje Minnen who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Greetje Minnen is the pick to win this match.
Greetje Minnen -> 1.67
Varvara Gracheva -> 2.26
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Prediction and head to head Greetje Minnen vs. Varvara Gracheva
There is no head to head record between Greetje Minnen and Varvara Gracheva since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Greetje Minnen
Ranked no. 77, the Belgian got to the quarter after defeating Andreea Rosca 3-6 6-1 6-1 and Stefanie Voegele 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Minnen had a good straight sets win against Voegele (6-4 6-2). During the match, Minnen scored 65 points vs Voegele’s 46. Minnen was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Minnen scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and she committed only 1 double fault. Greetje Minnen lost the serve once and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Minnen put 58% of her first serves in, winning 90% (26/29) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (10/21) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Voegele 4 times after converting 40% of her break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Minnen started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points she played.
Minnen has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 65% of her matches (252-133). 8-6 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Minnen has a composed45-24 record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
Greetje’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the W100 Landisville.
Minnen has an aggregate 39-26 win-loss record in 2021, 8-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Limoges
Varvara Gracheva
Ranked no. 79, the Russian reached the quarter after defeating Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 7-5 and Cristina Bucsa 4-6 6-2 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Bucsa, Varvara recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 6-4). During the match Gracheva scored 96 points vs Bucsa’s 85. Gracheva was exceptionally aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Gracheva recorded 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Varvara Gracheva lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Gracheva put 69% of her first serves in, winning 67% (38/57) of the points behind her 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the 2nd serve. Gracheva broke Bucsa 5 times after converting 31% of her break points (5/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The Russian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Malo and Chicago.
The Russian has a composed 26-30 win-loss record in 2021, 8-8 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Minnen | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 49 |
| Pts | 149-112 | 174-146 |
| Total Points | 261 | 320 |
| Winners | 54 | 61 |
| %Winners | 36% | 35% |
Both Minnen and Gracheva played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Greetje Minnen conceded 1 set, while Varvara Gracheva conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Minnen and Gracheva have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Minnen played 8 games less than Gracheva. Greetje scored 54 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Varvara blasted 61 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Minnen | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 77/137 | 92/142 |
| %1st in | 56% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 54/77 | 61/92 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 34/60 | 28/50 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 56% |
Minnen scored 1 ace (0.5 per match). Gracheva also made 6 aces (3 per match). Minnen won 70% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Gracheva won 66% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Minnen | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 11 |
| Converted | 10/19 | 11/25 |
| % Converted | 53% | 44% |
| Conceded | 9 | 12 |
| Saved | 5 | 6 |
| % Saved | 56% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
Minnen broke her opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Minnen lost her serve 4 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded. The Russian broke her opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. Gracheva conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Minnen | ||||
| R1 Amalia Rosca |
R2 Voegele |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-1 6-1 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 18 | 41 | |
| pts | 84-66 | 65-46 | 149-112 | |
| Total points | 150 | 111 | 261 | |
| Winners | 28 | 26 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 40% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 48/87 | 29/50 | 77/137 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 58% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 28/48 | 26/29 | 54/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 90% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/39 | 10/21 | 34/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 48% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 4/10 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 40% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 1/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 50% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Gracheva | ||||
| R1 Korpatsch |
R2 Bucsa |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 4-6 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 28 | 49 | |
| pts | 78-61 | 96-85 | 174-146 | |
| Total points | 139 | 181 | 320 | |
| Winners | 23 | 38 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 40% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 35/59 | 57/83 | 92/142 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 69% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 23/35 | 38/57 | 61/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 67% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 15/26 | 28/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 58% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 5/16 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 31% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
