Steven Diez and Enzo Couacaud will face off in the final of the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Enzo Couacaud who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Enzo Couacaud is the pick to win this match.
Enzo Couacaud -> 1.86
Steven Diez -> 1.94
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Prediction and head to head Steven Diez vs. Enzo Couacaud
This will be the 4th time that Steven Diez and Enzo Couacaud play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Diez (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Diez won 6-3 6-4 in the qualifications in at the French Open back in 2020.
Steven Diez
Ranked no. 190, Steven reached the final after beating Emilio Nava 7-64 6-74 6-2, Alessandro Giannessi 7-66 7-68, Riccardo Bonadio 6-3 6-0 and Alex Molcan 6-2 3-6 7-5.
In the semifinal, Diez defeated Molcan (6-2 3-6 7-5). During the match Diez scored 105 points vs Molcan’s 94. The Canadian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Diez scored just 1 ace in the match and he committed only 5 double faults. Steven Diez lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Diez put 68% of his first serves in, winning 58% (40/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (15/33) on the 2nd serve. Steven broke Molcan 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Diez has dropped 2 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Diez has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (370-248). 4-0 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Diez has a 217-135 match record in the last years on clay.
The Canadian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger.
Steven has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger
Steven has never competed in this tournament before.
Enzo Couacaud
Ranked no. 216, the French player reached the final after defeating Carlos Taberner 7-63 0-6 2-3 ret., Tommy Robredo 6-1 6-2, Marco Trungelliti 6-1 0-6 7-66 and Nikola Milojevic 6-2 6-2.
In the semifinal, Enzo had a good straight sets win against Milojevic (6-2 6-2). During the match Couacaud scored 63 points vs Milojevic’s 44. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Couacaud scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Enzo Couacaud lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Couacaud put 62% of his first serves in, winning 77% (24/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (9/19) on the 2nd serve. Enzo broke Milojevic 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Couacaud has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The French player best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger.
Enzo has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Diez | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 104 | 57 |
| Pts | 371-315 | 213-176 |
| Total Points | 686 | 389 |
| Winners | 145 | 72 |
| %Winners | 39% | 34% |
Diez played 4 matches while Couacaud competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Steven Diez conceded 2 sets, while Enzo Couacaud lost 1 set. Diez has played 3 sets more than Couacaud (10 vs 7). Therefore, Diez played 47 games more than Couacaud. Steven scored 145 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The French player blasted 72 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Diez | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3 |
| 1st in | 214/337 | 95/193 |
| %1st in | 64% | 49% |
| 1st pts | 145/214 | 72/95 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 60/123 | 44/98 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 45% |
Diez blasted 8 aces (2 per match). Couacaud managed to score 9 aces (3 per match). Diez won 68% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Couacaud won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Diez | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 23 | 14 |
| Converted | 23/40 | 14/30 |
| % Converted | 58% | 47% |
| Conceded | 33 | 18 |
| Saved | 19 | 11 |
| % Saved | 58% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 14 | 7 |
Steven broke his opponents 23 times with a 58% conversion rate. Diez surrendered his serve 14 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 14 times with a 47% conversion rate. Couacaud conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.
| Diez | ||||||
| R1 Nava |
R2 Giannessi |
1/4 Bonadio |
1/2 Molcan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-74 6-2 | 7-66 7-68 | 6-3 6-0 | 6-2 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 104 | |
| pts | 125-111 | 88-84 | 53-26 | 105-94 | 371-315 | |
| Total points | 236 | 172 | 79 | 199 | 686 | |
| Winners | 48 | 39 | 18 | 40 | 145 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 34% | 38% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 70/117 | 54/82 | 21/36 | 69/102 | 214/337 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 66% | 58% | 68% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 48/70 | 39/54 | 18/21 | 40/69 | 145/214 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 72% | 86% | 58% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/47 | 15/28 | 10/15 | 15/33 | 60/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 54% | 67% | 45% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | |
| Converted | 8/11 | 3/9 | 5/8 | 7/12 | 23/40 | |
| Converted % | 73% | 33% | 63% | 58% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 33 | |
| Saved | 9/15 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 6/11 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 57% | – | 55% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| Couacaud | ||||||
| R1 Taberner |
R2 Robredo |
1/4 Trungelliti |
1/2 Milojevic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 0-6 2-3 ret. | 6-1 6-2 | 6-1 0-6 7-66 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 81 | |
| pts | 72-85 | 65-44 | 85-88 | 63-44 | 285-261 | |
| Total points | 157 | 109 | 173 | 107 | 546 | |
| Winners | 30 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 28% | 35% | 38% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 37/81 | 21/55 | 43/88 | 31/50 | 132/274 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 38% | 49% | 62% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 30/37 | 18/21 | 30/43 | 24/31 | 102/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 86% | 70% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/44 | 17/34 | 18/45 | 9/19 | 61/142 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 50% | 40% | 47% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 0/2 | 5/11 | 4/10 | 5/9 | 14/32 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 45% | 40% | 56% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 23 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 2/3 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 67% | 50% | 80% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
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