Michael Vrbensky and Manuel Guinard will play each other in the quarter of the Liberec Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on SVIJANY COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Manuel Guinard who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Manuel Guinard is the pick to win this match.
Manuel Guinard -> 1.7
Michael Vrbensky -> 2.07
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Michael Vrbensky vs. Manuel Guinard
This will be the 3rd time that Michael Vrbensky and Manuel Guinard face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Guinard (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Guinard won 6-0 7-6(3) in the qualifications in the Zug Challenger back in 2023.
Michael Vrbensky
30 - 18win/loss
368
277
LLLLWWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-27 | 4-4 | 32-18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 58-28 | 11-6 | 44-21 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-27 | 7-3 | 37-16 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 17-24 | 2-1 | 14-21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-15 | 2-2 | 14-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 281, Michael reached the quarter after beating Toby Alex Kodat 7-5 6-1 and Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Vrbensky had a good straight sets win against Sanchez-Izquierdo (6-4 6-2). During the match, Vrbensky scored 59 points vs Sanchez-Izquierdo’s 44. The Czech was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vrbensky scored 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Michael Vrbensky was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 72% (26/36) of his 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Czech broke Sanchez-Izquierdo 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Michael hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Vrbensky has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (277-172). 24-12 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Vrbensky has a composed197-115 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
Vrbensky’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Split and M15 Saarlouis.
The Czech has an aggregate 30-18 win-loss record in 2024, 24-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Liberec Challenger
Manuel Guinard
27 - 16win/loss
257
134
LLWLLWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-25 | 7-4 | 17-10 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-31 | 0-2 | 26-22 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-35 | 1-4 | 21-20 | 12-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-28 | 1-2 | 29-19 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-12 | 0-0 | 9-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 288, Guinard reached the quarter after beating Joel Schwaerzler 6-4 6-4 and Martin Krumich 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Krumich (6-3 6-1). During the match Guinard scored 59 points vs Krumich’s 38. Manuel was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Guinard scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Manuel Guinard lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Guinard put 67% of his first serves in, winning 72% (23/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (8/16) on the 2nd serve. Guinard broke Krumich 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
Guinard’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger and M25 Hammamet.
Guinard has an overall 27-16 win-loss record in 2024, 16-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Liberec Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vrbensky | Guinard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 36 |
| Pts | 135-101 | 122-86 |
| Total Points | 236 | 208 |
| Winners | 47 | 43 |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% |
Both Vrbensky and Guinard played 2 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Vrbensky and Guinard have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Vrbensky played 1 game more than Guinard. Michael scored 47 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Manuel recorded 43 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vrbensky | Guinard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 62/113 | 63/99 |
| %1st in | 55% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 47/62 | 43/63 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 31/51 | 23/36 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 64% |
Vrbensky struck 7 aces (3.5 per match). Guinard blasted 4 aces (2 per match). Vrbensky won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Guinard won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vrbensky | Guinard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 9 |
| Converted | 8/18 | 9/15 |
| % Converted | 44% | 60% |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 |
| Saved | 7 | 3 |
| % Saved | 78% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Michael broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Czech lost his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Guinard broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. Manuel conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vrbensky | ||||
| R1 Alex |
R2 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 37 | |
| pts | 76-57 | 59-44 | 135-101 | |
| Total points | 133 | 103 | 236 | |
| Winners | 21 | 26 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 44% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 26/60 | 36/53 | 62/113 | |
| % 1st in | 43% | 68% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 21/26 | 26/36 | 47/62 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 72% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/34 | 11/17 | 31/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 65% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/6 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 4/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 80% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Guinard | ||||
| R1 Schwaerzler |
R2 Krumich |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 16 | 36 | |
| pts | 63-48 | 59-38 | 122-86 | |
| Total points | 111 | 97 | 208 | |
| Winners | 20 | 23 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 39% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 31/51 | 32/48 | 63/99 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 67% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 20/31 | 23/32 | 43/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 72% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/20 | 8/16 | 23/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 50% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/7 | 9/15 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 71% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 67% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLLWWWLWL
LLWLLWLWWL 
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Hugo DellienDellien – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Manuel GuinardGuinard – Michael VrbenskyVrbensky (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrew PaulsonPaulson – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
