In the semifinals at the Olympic Games on Thursday, Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova (ranked No. 67) faces Donna Vekic (No. 21).
Schmiedlova beat Barbora Krejcikova 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals in her most recent match. Vekic’s most recent match on Wednesday was a three-set win against Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 in the quarterfinals.
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Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Donna Vekic matchup stats
- Schmiedlova has a record of 9-6 on clay this year.
- Schmiedlova has a 53.6% winning percentage in service games while playing on clay courts, and a 46.6% winning percentage in return games (89 of 166 service games, and 75 of 161 return games).
- On clay, Schmiedlova ranks 19th in break point win percentage (51.4%) after going 75-for-146.
- In her most recent tournament (the Livesport Prague Open 2021), Schmiedlova was defeated by Kathinka von Deichmann 4-6, 4-6 on July 22, in the Round of 32.
- The 28-year-old Vekic, who is seeking her first tournament win on clay in 2024, is 3-4 this year on that surface.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on clay, Vekic has won 64.9% of her games on serve, and 36.6% on return.
- Vekic has converted 26 of 63 break points on clay (41.3%), and is 118th in break points won.
- In Wimbledon, Vekic’s last tournament, she played No. 7-ranked Jasmine Paolini in the semifinals on July 11 and lost 6-2, 4-6, 6-7.
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