Borna Gojo and Colton Smith will play each other in the final of the Sioux Falls Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:00 pm on STADIUM 1. 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 Borna Gojo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Borna Gojo is the pick to win this match.
Borna Gojo -> 1.43
Colton Smith -> 2.66
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Prediction and head to head Borna Gojo vs. Colton Smith
There is no head to head record between Borna Gojo and Colton Smith since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Borna Gojo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 9-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-25 | 22-9 | 12-7 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-28 | 19-9 | 5-5 | 14-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-22 | 8-7 | 3-6 | 7-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-14 | 11-6 | 10-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 422, Gojo got to the final after beating Rudy Quan 4-6 6-1 6-1, Strong Kirchheimer 6-2 6-1, Mitchell Krueger 6-3 6-2, Denis Kudla 4-6 6-0 7-5, Brandon Holt 4-6 7-6(1) 6-2 and Mark Lajal 7-6(1) 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Croatian had a good straight sets win against Lajal (7-61 6-4). During the match, Gojo scored 76 points vs Lajal’s 63. Borna was pretty aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gojo fired 14 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Borna Gojo conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 4 break points. Furthermore, Gojo put 73% of his first serves in, winning 91% (42/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (8/17) on the 2nd serve. Borna broke Lajal once after converting 17% of his break points (1/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gojo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 3 set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Gojo has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (236-165). 8-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gojo has a composed50-36 record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
The Croatian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Sioux Falls Challenger.
Borna has a composed 9-8 win-loss record in 2024, 8-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sioux Falls Challenger
The Croatian has never competed in this tournament before.
Colton Smith
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-9 | 22-7 | 0-0 | 10-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 496 (career-high), the American got to the final after beating Martin Damm 5-7 7-6(3) 6-1, Kyle Edmund 7-6(3) 6-4, Ozan Baris 6-4 4-6 6-4 and Murphy Cassone 6-2 5-7 7-5.
In the semifinal, The American defeated Cassone (6-2 5-7 7-5). During the match Smith scored 117 points vs Cassone’s 102. The American was very aggressive to blast 48 winners.
About the serving games, Smith struck 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Colton Smith lost the serve twice and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Smith put 64% of his first serves in, winning 63% (48/76) of the points behind his 1st serve and 65% (28/43) on the 2nd serve. Colton broke Cassone 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Smith has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Los Angeles,M25 Dallas and M25 Champaign.
Colton has a compiled 32-8 win-loss record in 2024, 10-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gojo | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 15 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 138 | 117 |
| Pts | 481-364 | 399-340 |
| Total Points | 845 | 739 |
| Winners | 209 | 184 |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% |
Gojo played 6 matches while Smith competed in 4 matches. Gojo started his run from the qualifications while Smith had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Borna Gojo surrendered 3 sets, while Colton Smith lost 3 sets. Gojo has played 4 sets more than Smith (15 vs 11). Therefore, Gojo played 21 games more than Smith. Borna scored 209 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Colton bagged 184 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gojo | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 60 | 35 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 8.8 |
| 1st in | 268/417 | 258/379 |
| %1st in | 64% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 209/268 | 184/258 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 81/149 | 71/121 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 59% |
Gojo made 60 aces (10 per match). Smith fired 35 aces (8.8 per match). Gojo won 78% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Smith won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gojo | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 23 | 13 |
| Converted | 23/45 | 13/32 |
| % Converted | 51% | 41% |
| Conceded | 29 | 35 |
| Saved | 21 | 27 |
| % Saved | 72% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 8 |
Borna broke his opponents 23 times with a 51% conversion rate. The Croatian lost his serve 8 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded. Colton broke his opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gojo | ||||||||
| Q1 Quan |
Q3 Kirchheimer |
R1 Krueger |
R2 Kudla |
1/4 Holt |
1/2 Lajal |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 6-1 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | 4-6 6-0 7-5 | 4-6 7-61 6-2 | 7-61 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 138 | |
| pts | 83-55 | 61-38 | 63-44 | 89-70 | 109-94 | 76-63 | 481-364 | |
| Total points | 138 | 99 | 107 | 159 | 203 | 139 | 845 | |
| Winners | 27 | 21 | 30 | 37 | 52 | 42 | 209 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 34% | 48% | 42% | 48% | 55% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 60 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 37/60 | 31/50 | 38/58 | 48/79 | 68/107 | 46/63 | 268/417 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | 66% | 61% | 64% | 73% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 27/37 | 21/31 | 30/38 | 37/48 | 52/68 | 42/46 | 209/268 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 68% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 91% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/23 | 12/19 | 8/20 | 16/31 | 22/39 | 8/17 | 81/149 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 63% | 40% | 52% | 56% | 47% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 5/8 | 2/4 | 1/6 | 23/45 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 71% | 80% | 63% | 50% | 17% | 51% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 29 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 10/11 | 4/4 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 80% | 50% | 40% | 91% | 100% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Smith | ||||||||
| R1 Damm |
R2 Edmund |
1/4 Baris |
1/2 Cassone |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-63 6-1 | 7-63 6-4 | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | 6-2 5-7 7-5 | ||||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Tot Games | 32 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 117 | |||
| pts | 103-82 | 73-55 | 106-101 | 117-102 | 399-340 | |||
| Total points | 185 | 128 | 207 | 219 | 739 | |||
| Winners | 50 | 32 | 54 | 48 | 184 | |||
| %Winners | 49% | 44% | 51% | 41% | 46% | |||
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | |||
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 1st in | 65/89 | 39/59 | 78/112 | 76/119 | 258/379 | |||
| % 1st in | 73% | 66% | 70% | 64% | 68% | |||
| 1st pts | 50/65 | 32/39 | 54/78 | 48/76 | 184/258 | |||
| % 1st pts | 77% | 82% | 69% | 63% | 71% | |||
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 14/20 | 14/34 | 28/43 | 71/121 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 70% | 41% | 65% | 59% | |||
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |||
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/3 | 4/16 | 4/8 | 13/32 | |||
| Converted % | 60% | 67% | 25% | 50% | 41% | |||
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 35 | |||
| Saved | 2/4 | 1/2 | 12/15 | 12/14 | 27 | |||
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 80% | 86% | 44% | |||
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||
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