Alex Bolt and Mohamed Safwat will play each other in the final of the Launceston Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Bolt who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex Bolt is the pick to win this match.
Alex Bolt -> 1.53
Mohamed Safwat -> 2.37
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Prediction and head to head Alex Bolt vs. Mohamed Safwat
This will be the 2nd time that Alex Bolt and Mohamed Safwat fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Safwat (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Safwat won 7-63 6-3 in the quarter in Launceston Challenger back in 2017.
Alex Bolt
Ranked no. 151, Bolt reached the quarter after beating Dayne Kelly 7-68 6-4, Benjamin Lock 6-1 6-1, Liam Caruana 7-60 6-3 and Daniel Altmaier 6-1 6-4.
In the semifinal, Alex had a good straight sets win against Altmaier (6-1 6-4). During the match Bolt scored 62 points vs Altmaier’s 44. The Australian was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Bolt blasted 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alex Bolt was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (28/36) of his 1st serve and 63% (10/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Bolt broke Altmaier 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Bolt has a losing win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 40% of his matches (530-354). 11-4 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Bolt has a 154-121 record in the last 8 years on hard.
The Australian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in the Launceston Challenger.
The Australian has a 11-4 win-loss record in 2020, 11-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Launceston Challenger
Bolt didn’t compete in the Launceston Challenger in 2019.
Mohamed Safwat
Ranked no. 157 (career high), the Egyptian got to the quarter after beating Jason Murray Kubler 7-61 6-0, Michail Pervolarakis 6-4 6-4, Liam Broady 7-67 6-3 and Kimmer Coppejans 4-6 6-4 6-3.
In the semifinal against Coppejans, Safwat recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Safwat scored 95 points vs Coppejans’s 89. Mohamed was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Safwat blasted 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Mohamed Safwat lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Safwat put 62% of his first serves in, winning 68% (41/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (19/37) on the 2nd serve. Mohamed broke Coppejans 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mohamed has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Safwat has a negative record in the last 9 years having won 49% of his matches (307-314). 9-3 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Safwat has a 100-139 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Safwat’s best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in the Launceston Challenger.
The Egyptian has a 9-3 win-loss record in 2020, 9-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Launceston Challenger
Mohamed lost in the 2nd round 6-2 6-4 to Luke Saville.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bolt | Safwat |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 90 |
| Pts | 269-196 | 322-275 |
| Total Points | 465 | 597 |
| Winners | 120 | 146 |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% |
Both Bolt and Safwat played 4 matches. At the moment, Mohamed Safwat lost 1 set while Alex Bolt hasn’t lost a set so far. Bolt has played 1 sets less than Safwat (8 vs 9). Therefore, Bolt played 14 games less than Safwat. Bolt scored 120 winners (45% on total points). On the other side, Mohamed blasted 146 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bolt | Safwat |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 146/227 | 188/315 |
| %1st in | 64% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 120/146 | 146/188 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 51/81 | 60/127 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 47% |
Bolt blasted 22 aces (5.5 per match). Safwat blasted 18 aces (4.5 per match). Bolt won 82% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Safwat won 78% 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 | Bolt | Safwat |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 12 |
| Converted | 10/18 | 12/27 |
| % Converted | 56% | 44% |
| Conceded | 9 | 24 |
| Saved | 9 | 19 |
| % Saved | 100% | 79% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 |
The Australian broke his opponents 10 times with 56% conversion rate. Alex was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 9 break points. Safwat broke his opponents 12 times with 44% conversion rate. Mohamed conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bolt | ||||||
| R2 Kelly |
R3 Lock |
1/4 Caruana |
1/2 Altmaier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-68 6-4 | 6-1 6-1 | 7-60 6-3 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 76 | |
| pts | 76-64 | 56-31 | 75-57 | 62-44 | 269-196 | |
| Total points | 140 | 87 | 132 | 106 | 465 | |
| Winners | 36 | 24 | 32 | 28 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 43% | 43% | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 43/64 | 30/45 | 37/66 | 36/52 | 146/227 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | 56% | 69% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 36/43 | 24/30 | 32/37 | 28/36 | 120/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 80% | 86% | 78% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/21 | 8/15 | 18/29 | 10/16 | 51/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 53% | 62% | 63% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 1/7 | 5/5 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 14% | 100% | 100% | 60% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -100 | |
| Safwat | ||||||
| R2 Murray Kubler |
R3 Pervolarakis |
1/4 Broady |
1/2 Coppejans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-0 | 6-4 6-4 | 7-67 6-3 | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 90 | |
| pts | 74-50 | 71-60 | 82-76 | 95-89 | 322-275 | |
| Total points | 124 | 131 | 158 | 184 | 597 | |
| Winners | 32 | 33 | 40 | 41 | 146 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% | 49% | 43% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 34/65 | 41/65 | 53/88 | 60/97 | 188/315 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 63% | 60% | 62% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 32/34 | 33/41 | 40/53 | 41/60 | 146/188 | |
| % 1st pts | 94% | 80% | 75% | 68% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/31 | 13/24 | 14/35 | 19/37 | 60/127 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 54% | 40% | 51% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/6 | 3/5 | 4/9 | 12/27 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 33% | 60% | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 24 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 2/2 | 8/10 | 4/7 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 80% | 57% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | |
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