Henri Laaksonen and Aslan Karatsev will clash against each other in the quarter of the Prague Challenger for the 1st time in their career. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Henri Laaksonen who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Henri Laaksonen is the pick to win this match.
Henri Laaksonen -> 1.40
Aslan Karatsev -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Henri Laaksonen vs. Aslan Karatsev
There is no head to head record between Henri Laaksonen and Aslan Karatsev since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Henri Laaksonen
Ranked no. 137, Laaksonen got to the quarter after defeating Jan Satral 6-3 3-6 7-5 and Yannick Maden 3-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 3rd round against Maden, Laaksonen recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Laaksonen scored 101 points vs Maden’s 90. Henri was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Laaksonen bagged 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Henri Laaksonen lost the serve 5 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Laaksonen put 51% of his first serves in, winning 76% (35/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (19/45) on the 2nd serve. Henri broke Maden 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Henri has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Laaksonen has a good record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (771-639). 3-1 on clay in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Laaksonen has a 345-279 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.
Laaksonen has a 4-6 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague Challenger
Laaksonen didn’t compete in the Prague Challenger in 2019.
Aslan Karatsev
Ranked no. 253, Karatsev got to the quarter after beating Robin Haase 6-4 6-2, Jiri Vesely 6-3 6-4 and Ernests Gulbis 6-3 6-3.
In the 3rd round, Karatsev had a good straight sets win against Gulbis (6-3 6-3). During the match Karatsev scored 61 points vs Gulbis’s 46. The Russian was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Karatsev made 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Aslan Karatsev was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (22/30) of his 1st serve and 68% (17/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Aslan broke Gulbis 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Aslan hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Karatsev has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 58% of his matches (565-415). 3-0 on clay in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Karatsev has a 295-203 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Russian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Bangkok Challenger.
The Russian has a 13-5 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague Challenger
The Russian didn’t compete in the Prague Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Laaksonen | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 55 |
| Pts | 209-184 | 190-143 |
| Total Points | 393 | 333 |
| Winners | 62 | 65 |
| %Winners | 30% | 34% |
Laaksonen played 2 matches while Karatsev competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Henri Laaksonen surrendered 2 sets while Aslan Karatsev hasn’t conceded a set so far. Talking about their workload, Laaksonen and Karatsev have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Laaksonen played 3 games more than Karatsev. Henri scored 62 winners (30% of the total points). On the other side, Karatsev fired 65 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Laaksonen | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 82/177 | 87/169 |
| %1st in | 46% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 62/82 | 65/87 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 52/95 | 49/82 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 60% |
Laaksonen struck 15 aces (7.5 per match). Karatsev recorded 13 aces (4.3 per match). Laaksonen won 76% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Karatsev won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Laaksonen | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 11 |
| Converted | 9/21 | 11/23 |
| % Converted | 43% | 48% |
| Conceded | 18 | 12 |
| Saved | 11 | 9 |
| % Saved | 61% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 |
The Swiss broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Henri surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. Karatsev broke his opponents 11 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Laaksonen | ||||
| R2 Satral |
R3 Maden |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 7-5 | 3-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 28 | 58 | |
| pts | 108-94 | 101-90 | 209-184 | |
| Total points | 202 | 191 | 393 | |
| Winners | 27 | 35 | 62 | |
| %Winners | 25% | 35% | 30% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 36/86 | 46/91 | 82/177 | |
| % 1st in | 42% | 51% | 46% | |
| 1st pts | 27/36 | 35/46 | 62/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 33/50 | 19/45 | 52/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 42% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 6/9 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 67% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 14 | 18 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 9/14 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 64% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 250 | |
| Karatsev | |||||
| R1 Haase |
R2 Vesely |
R3 Gulbis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 18 | 55 | |
| pts | 62-43 | 67-54 | 61-46 | 190-143 | |
| Total points | 105 | 121 | 107 | 333 | |
| Winners | 19 | 24 | 22 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 36% | 36% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 25/48 | 32/66 | 30/55 | 87/169 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 48% | 55% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 19/25 | 24/32 | 22/30 | 65/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 75% | 73% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 19/34 | 17/25 | 49/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 56% | 68% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 3/5 | 3/8 | 11/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 60% | 38% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 80% | 100% | 120% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLLWWLW Tennis Scores in Prague Challenger
- Sumit NagalNagal – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (5-7 7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – Philipp KohlschreiberKohlschreiber (w/o) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Jozef KovalikKovalik (6-1 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Ernests GulbisGulbis (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Elias YmerYmer – Tomas MachacMachac (4-6 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Zdenek KolarKolar (7-63 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Yannick MadenMaden (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Oscar OtteOtte (3-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Sumit NagalNagal (0-0) – See H2H details
- Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – Elias YmerYmer (0-0) – See H2H details
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (0-0) – See H2H details
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (0-0) – See H2H details
