John Millman and Nino Serdarusic will face off in the quarter of the Kobe Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is John Millman who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, John Millman is the pick to win this match.
John Millman -> 1.48
Nino Serdarusic -> 2.57
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Prediction and head to head John Millman vs. Nino Serdarusic
There is no head to head record between John Millman and Nino Serdarusic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
John Millman
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-5 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-27 | 13-15 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-27 | 6-9 | 7-7 | 8-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-13 | 10-6 | 1-3 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 156, Millman got to the quarter after defeating Filip Cristian Jianu 6-3 3-6 6-4 and Shintaro Imai 6-1 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Millman had a good straight sets win against Imai (6-1 6-4). During the match, Millman scored 66 points vs Imai’s 48. John was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Millman made 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. John Millman was exceptionally effective on serve to win 81% (26/32) of his 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Millman broke Imai 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has conceded 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Millman has good record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (286-208). 2-1 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Millman has an aggregate 36-29 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Millman’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Delray Beach.
The Australian has an overall 22-26 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Nino Serdarusic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-24 | 1-2 | 19-21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-33 | 0-4 | 26-23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-34 | 6-6 | 17-20 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-33 | 0-0 | 23-25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-14 | 3-2 | 6-5 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 256, the Croatian got to the quarter after beating Nicholas David Ionel 6-3 6-77 6-2 and Damir Dzumhur 4-6 6-1 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Dzumhur, The Croatian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 6-3). During the match Serdarusic scored 88 points vs Dzumhur’s 76. Serdarusic was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Serdarusic fired 7 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Nino Serdarusic was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 74% (31/42) of his 1st serve and 51% (20/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Serdarusic broke Dzumhur 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Croatian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Nino’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Oeiras 1 Challenger.
The Croatian has an overall 26-32 win-loss record in 2022, 3-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Millman | Serdarusic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 56 |
| Pts | 158-136 | 190-157 |
| Total Points | 294 | 347 |
| Winners | 61 | 74 |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% |
Both Millman and Serdarusic played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. John Millman conceded 1 set, while Nino Serdarusic conceded 2 sets. Millman has played 1 set(s) less than Serdarusic (5 vs 6). Therefore, Millman played 11 games less than Serdarusic. The Australian scored 61 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Nino blasted 74 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Millman | Serdarusic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 8 |
| 1st in | 80/136 | 100/176 |
| %1st in | 59% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 61/80 | 74/100 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 34/56 | 41/76 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 54% |
Millman made 7 aces (3.5 per match). Serdarusic made 16 aces (8 per match). Millman won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Serdarusic won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Millman | Serdarusic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 10 |
| Converted | 6/18 | 10/19 |
| % Converted | 33% | 53% |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 |
| Saved | 5 | 8 |
| % Saved | 71% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
Millman broke his opponents 6 times with a 33% conversion rate. John dropped his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Croatian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Millman | ||||
| R1 Cristian |
R2 Imai |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 17 | 45 | |
| pts | 92-88 | 66-48 | 158-136 | |
| Total points | 180 | 114 | 294 | |
| Winners | 35 | 26 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 48/87 | 32/49 | 80/136 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 65% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 26/32 | 61/80 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 81% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/39 | 11/17 | 34/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 65% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/9 | 6/18 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | – | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Serdarusic | ||||
| R1 David |
R2 Dzumhur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-77 6-2 | 4-6 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 26 | 56 | |
| pts | 102-81 | 88-76 | 190-157 | |
| Total points | 183 | 164 | 347 | |
| Winners | 43 | 31 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 35% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 58/95 | 42/81 | 100/176 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 52% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 43/58 | 31/42 | 74/100 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/37 | 20/39 | 41/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 51% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/9 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 56% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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