Taro Daniel and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia will square off in the semifinal of the Oeiras 3 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:25 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz Garfia who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia -> 1.5
Taro Daniel -> 2.59
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Prediction and head to head Taro Daniel vs. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
There is no head to head record between Taro Daniel and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Taro Daniel
Ranked no. 112, Daniel reached the semifinal after beating Blaz Rola 6-1 7-5, Leonardo Mayer 6-3 6-4 and Hugo Dellien 6-1 3-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Daniel defeated Dellien (6-1 3-6 6-1). During the match, Daniel scored 84 points vs Dellien’s 70. The Japanese was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Daniel wasn’t able to score even 1 ace and he committed only 1 double fault. Taro Daniel lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Daniel put 58% of his first serves in, winning 68% (30/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the 2nd serve. Taro broke Dellien 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Daniel has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (393-270). 13-7 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Daniel has an aggregate 232-141 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Japanese’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Sultan 2 Challenger and Belgrade.
The Japanese has an aggregate 19-12 win-loss record in 2021, 13-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 3 Challenger
Taro has never competed in this tournament before.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
Ranked no. 114 (career-high), Carlos reached the semifinal after beating Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-0 6-3, Brandon Nakashima 3-6 6-4 6-4 and Gastao Elias 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Elias (7-5 6-4). During the match Alcaraz scored 66 points vs Elias’s 52. Carlos was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Alcaraz scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 72% (26/36) of his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Carlos broke Elias 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Carlos’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Marbella.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 16-10 win-loss record in 2021, 10-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Daniel | Alcaraz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 66 |
| Pts | 230-186 | 216-173 |
| Total Points | 416 | 389 |
| Winners | 90 | 83 |
| %Winners | 39% | 38% |
Both Daniel and Alcaraz played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Taro Daniel conceded 1 set, while Carlos Alcaraz Garfia dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Daniel and Alcaraz have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Daniel played 5 games less than Alcaraz. Taro scored 90 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Alcaraz scored 83 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Daniel | Alcaraz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 128/225 | 122/191 |
| %1st in | 57% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 90/128 | 83/122 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 51/97 | 38/69 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 55% |
Daniel managed to score 6 aces (2 per match). Alcaraz scored 5 aces (1.7 per match). Daniel won 70% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Alcaraz won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Daniel | Alcaraz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 16 |
| Converted | 13/27 | 16/25 |
| % Converted | 48% | 64% |
| Conceded | 24 | 13 |
| Saved | 19 | 5 |
| % Saved | 79% | 38% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
The Japanese broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Taro dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded. Carlos broke his opponents 16 times with a 64% conversion rate. Alcaraz conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded.
| Daniel | |||||
| R1 Rola |
R2 Mayer |
1/4 Dellien |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-1 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | 23 | 61 | |
| pts | 69-55 | 77-61 | 84-70 | 230-186 | |
| Total points | 124 | 138 | 154 | 416 | |
| Winners | 26 | 34 | 30 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 36% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 36/70 | 48/79 | 44/76 | 128/225 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 61% | 58% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 34/48 | 30/44 | 90/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 71% | 68% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 16/31 | 18/32 | 51/97 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 52% | 56% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 3/6 | 5/13 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 50% | 38% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 8 | 5 | 24 | |
| Saved | 9/11 | 7/8 | 3/5 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 82% | 88% | 60% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Alcaraz | |||||
| R1 Uchiyama |
R2 Nakashima |
1/4 Elias |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 | 3-6 6-4 6-4 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 29 | 22 | 66 | |
| pts | 60-34 | 90-87 | 66-52 | 216-173 | |
| Total points | 94 | 177 | 118 | 389 | |
| Winners | 21 | 36 | 26 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 40% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 27/50 | 59/83 | 36/58 | 122/191 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 71% | 62% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 36/59 | 26/36 | 83/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 61% | 72% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/23 | 12/24 | 14/22 | 38/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 50% | 64% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 6/11 | 4/7 | 16/25 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 55% | 57% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 2/7 | 0/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 29% | 0% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Oeiras 3 Challenger
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-1 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Hugo DellienDellien (6-1 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Hunter Reese/Sem VerbeekReese/Sem Verbeek – Goncalo Oliveira/Yasutaka UchiyamaOliveira/Yasutaka Uchiyama (2-6 7-5 10-3) – See score progression
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Gastao EliasElias (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Pedro SousaSousa (6-3 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Hugo DellienDellien (6-1 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Gastao EliasElias (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Pedro SousaSousa (6-3 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Hugo GastonGaston (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Taro DanielDaniel – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
