Tallon Griekspoor and Sebastian Baez will fight against each other in the final of the Bratislava Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12:15 pm on CENTRAL COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sebastian Baez who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sebastian Baez is the pick to win this match.
Sebastian Baez -> 1.71
Tallon Griekspoor -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Tallon Griekspoor vs. Sebastian Baez
There is no head to head record between Tallon Griekspoor and Sebastian Baez since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tallon Griekspoor
Ranked no. 131, Tallon reached the final after beating Uladzimir Ignatik 7-61 7-62, Steven Diez 6-4 3-6 6-4, Jiri Lehecka 2-6 6-3 6-2 and Martin Klizan 6-4 5-7 6-4.
In the semifinal, Tallon defeated Klizan (6-4 5-7 6-4). During the match, Griekspoor scored 99 points vs Klizan’s 90. Tallon was very aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Griekspoor bagged 16 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Tallon Griekspoor was very efficient on serve to win 83% (49/59) of his 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Griekspoor broke Klizan twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tallon started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 3 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Griekspoor has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (238-137). 13-7 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Griekspoor has a composed111-65 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Tallon’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Prague Challenger.
Tallon has an aggregate 22-12 win-loss record in 2021, 13-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava Challenger
Griekspoor has never competed in this tournament before.
Sebastian Baez
Ranked no. 185, Baez reached the final after defeating Renzo Olivo 1-6 6-1 6-3, Frederico Ferreira Silva 6-3 5-7 6-4, Matthias Bachinger 7-66 7-60 and Filip Horansky 6-76 6-4 7-67.
In the semifinal against Horansky, The Argentine recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 6-4 7-67). During the match Baez scored 129 points vs Horansky’s 122. Sebastian was quite aggressive to blast 61 winners.
About the serving games, Baez fired 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Sebastian Baez lost the serve 6 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Baez put 80% of his first serves in, winning 58% (61/105) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Horansky 7 times after converting 54% of his break points (7/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sebastian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Argentine’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Concepcion Challenger,the Santiago Challenger and the Zagreb Challenger.
The Argentine has a compiled 26-5 win-loss record in 2021, 26-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Griekspoor | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 112 | 116 |
| Pts | 362-335 | 416-380 |
| Total Points | 697 | 796 |
| Winners | 173 | 190 |
| %Winners | 48% | 46% |
Both Griekspoor and Baez played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Tallon Griekspoor surrendered 3 sets, while Sebastian Baez lost 3 sets. Talking about their workload, Griekspoor and Baez have played the same amount of sets 11. However, Griekspoor played 4 games less than Baez. Tallon scored 173 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Baez made 190 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Griekspoor | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 31 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 7.8 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 240/353 | 303/391 |
| %1st in | 68% | 77% |
| 1st pts | 173/240 | 190/303 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 62/113 | 40/88 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 45% |
Griekspoor made 31 aces (7.8 per match). Baez blasted 6 aces (1.5 per match). Griekspoor won 72% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Baez won 63% 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 | Griekspoor | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 21 |
| Converted | 11/27 | 21/44 |
| % Converted | 41% | 48% |
| Conceded | 23 | 33 |
| Saved | 15 | 16 |
| % Saved | 65% | 48% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 17 |
The Dutch broke his opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. Griekspoor conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Baez broke his opponents 21 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 17 times and he saved 48% of the break points that he conceded.
| Griekspoor | ||||||
| R1 Ignatik |
R2 Diez |
1/4 Lehecka |
1/2 Klizan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 7-62 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 112 | |
| pts | 87-77 | 94-89 | 82-79 | 99-90 | 362-335 | |
| Total points | 164 | 183 | 161 | 189 | 697 | |
| Winners | 38 | 43 | 43 | 49 | 173 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% | 52% | 49% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 31 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 52/79 | 64/89 | 65/93 | 59/92 | 240/353 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 72% | 70% | 64% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 38/52 | 43/64 | 43/65 | 49/59 | 173/240 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 67% | 66% | 83% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/27 | 11/25 | 15/28 | 18/33 | 62/113 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 44% | 54% | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 1/6 | 5/11 | 3/4 | 2/6 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 45% | 75% | 33% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/7 | 7/9 | 1/2 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 43% | 78% | 50% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Baez | ||||||
| R1 Olivo |
R2 Ferreira Silva |
1/4 Bachinger |
1/2 Horansky |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-1 6-3 | 6-3 5-7 6-4 | 7-66 7-60 | 6-76 6-4 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 31 | 26 | 36 | 116 | |
| pts | 77-61 | 106-104 | 104-93 | 129-122 | 416-380 | |
| Total points | 138 | 210 | 197 | 251 | 796 | |
| Winners | 29 | 49 | 51 | 61 | 190 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 46% | 49% | 47% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 43/57 | 84/111 | 71/91 | 105/132 | 303/391 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 76% | 78% | 80% | 77% | |
| 1st pts | 29/43 | 49/84 | 51/71 | 61/105 | 190/303 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 58% | 72% | 58% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/14 | 8/27 | 12/20 | 14/27 | 40/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 30% | 60% | 52% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 8/11 | 0/6 | 7/13 | 21/44 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 73% | 0% | 54% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 33 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 9/16 | 4/4 | 2/8 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 56% | 100% | 25% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | |
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