Ernesto Escobedo and Enzo Couacaud will fight against each other in the final of the Bendigo Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ernesto Escobedo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ernesto Escobedo is the pick to win this match.
Ernesto Escobedo -> 1.52
Enzo Couacaud -> 2.53
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Prediction and head to head Ernesto Escobedo vs. Enzo Couacaud
This will be the 3rd time that Ernesto Escobedo and Enzo Couacaud clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Escobedo and Couacaud (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Escobedo won 7-5 7-5 in the quarter in the Granby Challenger back in 2019.
Ernesto Escobedo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-25 | 21-15 | 1-6 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-17 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-31 | 16-16 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-25 | 17-12 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-8 | 6-4 | 0-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 164, Ernesto reached the final after beating Marco Trungelliti 6-1 6-1, Jason Jung 6-2 4-6 6-2, Vit Kopriva 6-3 6-72 7-62 and Salvatore Caruso 6-3 6-1.
In the semifinal, The American had a good straight sets win against Caruso (6-3 6-1). During the match, Escobedo scored 67 points vs Caruso’s 47. Escobedo was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Escobedo scored 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Ernesto Escobedo was exceptionally effective on serve to win 82% (27/33) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Escobedo broke Caruso 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Escobedo has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 57% of his matches (232-172). 4-0 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Escobedo has an aggregate173-112 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
Ernesto’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Bendigo Challenger.
Escobedo has a compiled 4-0 win-loss record in 2022, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bendigo Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Enzo Couacaud
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-20 | 8-6 | 21-11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-22 | 12-9 | 9-9 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-28 | 27-13 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-24 | 5-4 | 16-17 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 179, the French player got to the final after defeating Nicolas Kicker 6-71 6-4 6-4, Thomas Fabbiano 7-5 3-6 6-4, Quentin Halys 6-75 7-69 7-5 and Franco Agamenone 6-1 6-76 6-4.
In the semifinal, Couacaud defeated Agamenone (6-1 6-76 6-4). During the match Couacaud scored 112 points vs Agamenone’s 97. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Couacaud managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Enzo Couacaud was very efficient on serve to win 78% (39/50) of his 1st serve and 58% (28/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Enzo broke Agamenone 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Enzo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Enzo’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Bendigo Challenger.
The French player has a compiled 4-0 win-loss record in 2022, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Escobedo | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 91 | 132 |
| Pts | 324-247 | 454-424 |
| Total Points | 571 | 878 |
| Winners | 141 | 176 |
| %Winners | 44% | 39% |
Both Escobedo and Couacaud played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ernesto Escobedo surrendered 2 sets, while Enzo Couacaud lost 4 sets. Escobedo has played 2 set(s) less than Couacaud (10 vs 12). Therefore, Escobedo played 41 games less than Couacaud. The American scored 141 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Enzo struck 176 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Escobedo | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 36 | 41 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 10.3 |
| 1st in | 178/286 | 247/442 |
| %1st in | 62% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 141/178 | 176/247 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 59/108 | 92/195 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 47% |
Escobedo made 36 aces (9 per match). Couacaud bagged 41 aces (10.3 per match). Escobedo won 79% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Couacaud won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Escobedo | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 22 |
| Converted | 16/31 | 22/37 |
| % Converted | 52% | 59% |
| Conceded | 12 | 31 |
| Saved | 9 | 16 |
| % Saved | 75% | 52% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 15 |
Ernesto broke his opponents 16 times with a 52% conversion rate. The American dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Couacaud broke his opponents 22 times with a 59% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 15 times and he saved 52% of the break points that he conceded.
| Escobedo | ||||||
| R2 Trungelliti |
R3 Jung |
1/4 Kopriva |
1/2 Caruso |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-2 4-6 6-2 | 6-3 6-72 7-62 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 91 | |
| pts | 53-25 | 90-68 | 114-107 | 67-47 | 324-247 | |
| Total points | 78 | 158 | 221 | 114 | 571 | |
| Winners | 18 | 39 | 57 | 27 | 141 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 43% | 50% | 40% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 36 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 21/35 | 50/76 | 74/114 | 33/61 | 178/286 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 66% | 65% | 54% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 18/21 | 39/50 | 57/74 | 27/33 | 141/178 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 78% | 77% | 82% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 16/26 | 18/40 | 15/28 | 59/108 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 62% | 45% | 54% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 4/8 | 3/10 | 4/8 | 16/31 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 30% | 50% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/1 | 6/8 | 3/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | 75% | 100% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Couacaud | ||||||
| R2 Kicker |
R3 Fabbiano |
1/4 Halys |
1/2 Agamenone |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-71 6-4 6-4 | 7-5 3-6 6-4 | 6-75 7-69 7-5 | 6-1 6-76 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 132 | |
| pts | 104-98 | 97-97 | 141-132 | 112-97 | 454-424 | |
| Total points | 202 | 194 | 273 | 209 | 878 | |
| Winners | 42 | 31 | 64 | 39 | 176 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 32% | 45% | 35% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 60/101 | 46/90 | 91/153 | 50/98 | 247/442 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 51% | 59% | 51% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 42/60 | 31/46 | 64/91 | 39/50 | 176/247 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 67% | 70% | 78% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/41 | 18/44 | 28/62 | 28/48 | 92/195 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 41% | 45% | 58% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 7/15 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 22/37 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 47% | 71% | 80% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 31 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 2/8 | 7/11 | 2/3 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 25% | 64% | 67% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
Head 2 Head
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