Dominik Koepfer and Denis Istomin will face off in the 3rd round of the Dallas Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:00 pm on HAMILTON FAMILY STADIUM. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dominik Koepfer who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dominik Koepfer is the pick to win this match.
Dominik Koepfer -> 1.50
Denis Istomin -> 2.50
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Prediction and head to head Dominik Koepfer vs. Denis Istomin
There is no head to head record between Dominik Koepfer and Denis Istomin since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Dominik Koepfer
Ranked no. 92, Koepfer reached the 3rd round after defeating Sekou Bangoura 6-4 7-65.
In the 2nd round, The German had a good straight sets win against Bangoura (6-4 7-65). During the match Koepfer scored 80 points vs Bangoura’s 71. Koepfer was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Koepfer blasted 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Dominik Koepfer lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Koepfer put 57% of his first serves in, winning 73% (29/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (15/30) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Bangoura 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Koepfer has a unfavourable record in the last 5 years having won 44% of his matches (42-33). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Koepfer has a 85-69 record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
Koepfer has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Dallas Challenger
Koepfer lost in the quarter 7-69 3-6 7-612 to Reilly Opelka.
Denis Istomin
Ranked no. 164, Denis reached the 3rd round after defeating Alejandro Tabilo 6-2 4-6 7-62.
In the 2nd round, The Uzbek defeated Tabilo (6-2 4-6 7-62). During the match Istomin scored 100 points vs Tabilo’s 90. Istomin was extremely aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Talking about serving, Istomin blasted 13 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Denis Istomin lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Istomin put 74% of his first serves in, winning 77% (55/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (11/25) on the 2nd serve. The Uzbek broke Tabilo 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Istomin has a negative win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 45% of his matches (192-233). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Istomin has a 250-247 record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Istomin has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Dallas Challenger
The Uzbek didn’t compete in the Dallas Challenger in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Koepfer | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 31 |
| Pts | 80-71 | 100-90 |
| Total Points | 151 | 190 |
| Winners | 29 | 55 |
| %Winners | 36% | 55% |
Both Koepfer and Istomin played 1 matche. At the moment, Denis Istomin conceded 1 set while Dominik Koepfer hasn’t conceded a set so far. Koepfer has played 1 sets less than Istomin (2 vs 3). Therefore, Koepfer played 8 games less than Istomin. Dominik scored 29 winners (36% on total points). On the other side, Istomin blasted 55 winners (55%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Koepfer | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 13 |
| 1st in | 40/70 | 71/96 |
| %1st in | 57% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 29/40 | 55/71 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 11/25 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 44% |
Koepfer blasted 5 aces . Istomin blasted 13 aces . Koepfer won 73% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Istomin won 77% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Koepfer | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/9 |
| % Converted | 38% | 33% |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 |
| Saved | 1 | 2 |
| % Saved | 33% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
The German broke his opponent 3 times with 38% conversion rate. Koepfer conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Denis broke his opponent 3 times with 33% conversion rate. Denis conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Koepfer | |||
| R2 Bangoura |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 80-71 | 80-71 | |
| Total points | 151 | 151 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/70 | 40/70 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 29/40 | 29/40 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 15/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 100 | |
| Istomin | |||
| R2 Tabilo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 100-90 | 100-90 | |
| Total points | 190 | 190 | |
| Winners | 55 | 55 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 55% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 13 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 71/96 | 71/96 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 55/71 | 55/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/25 | 11/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/9 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 100 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Dallas Challenger
- Joao MenezesMenezes – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (3-6 6-4 7-67) – See score progression
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Ulises BlanchBlanch (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Bradley KlahnKlahn – Roberto QuirozQuiroz (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Thomaz BellucciBellucci (6-77 6-4 7-69) – See score progression
- Denis IstominIstomin – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-2 4-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Donald YoungYoung (6-4 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Sekou BangouraBangoura (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Bernard TomicTomic (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Emilio GomezGomez – Maxime CressyCressy (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Brayden SchnurSchnur (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (7-67 6-3) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Aleksandar VukicVukic (4-6 7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Peter PolanskyPolansky (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jason JungJung – Kevin KingKing (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Andreas SeppiSeppi (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Thomaz BellucciBellucci (6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(9)) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Michael RedlickiRedlicki (6-2 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Donald YoungYoung (6-4 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Denis IstominIstomin – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (0-0) – See H2H details
- Emilio GomezGomez – Jason JungJung (0-0) – See H2H details
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Denis KudlaKudla (0-4) – See H2H details
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Sebastian OfnerOfner (0-0) – See H2H details
- Joao MenezesMenezes – Bradley KlahnKlahn (0-0) – See H2H details
- Michael MmohMmoh – Jurij RodionovRodionov (0-0) – See H2H details
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-0) – See H2H details
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Jeff WolfWolf (0-0) – See H2H details
