Mikael Torpegaard and Thomaz Bellucci will face off in the semifinal of the Cleveland Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mikael Torpegaard who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mikael Torpegaard is the pick to win this match.
Mikael Torpegaard -> 1.44
Thomaz Bellucci -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Mikael Torpegaard vs. Thomaz Bellucci
There is no head to head record between Mikael Torpegaard and Thomaz Bellucci since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Mikael Torpegaard
Ranked no. 234, Mikael got to the semifinal after beating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-2 6-3, Michael Mmoh 7-63 4-6 7-60 and Raymond Sarmiento 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Torpegaard had a good straight sets win against Sarmiento (6-4 6-4). During the match Torpegaard scored 69 points vs Sarmiento’s 57. The Dane was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Torpegaard blasted 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Mikael Torpegaard was extremely effective on serve to win 84% (26/31) of his 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Torpegaard broke Sarmiento 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mikael has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Torpegaard has a weak record in the last 6 years having won 36% of his matches (74-41). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Torpegaard has a 40-28 win-loss record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
Mikael has a 3-3 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Cleveland Challenger
Torpegaard didn’t play in the Cleveland Challenger in 2019.
Thomaz Bellucci
Ranked no. 337, Bellucci got to the semifinal after beating Ruan Roelofse 7-64 6-3, Roberto Cid 6-2 6-4, Jeff Wolf 6-3 6-4 and Geoffrey Blancaneaux 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Blancaneaux, The Brazilian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Bellucci scored 99 points vs Blancaneaux’s 92. Bellucci was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Bellucci blasted 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Thomaz Bellucci lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Bellucci put 53% of his first serves in, winning 64% (30/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (23/41) on the 2nd serve. Thomaz broke Blancaneaux 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bellucci has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Bellucci has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (117-77). 5-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Bellucci has a 219-202 record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Thomaz has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2020, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Cleveland Challenger
Bellucci lost in the 2nd round 4-6 6-4 6-1 to Jared Hiltzik.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Torpegaard | Bellucci |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 88 |
| Pts | 253-218 | 296-254 |
| Total Points | 471 | 550 |
| Winners | 100 | 119 |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% |
Torpegaard played 3 matches while Bellucci competed in 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Mikael Torpegaard conceded 1 set, while Thomaz Bellucci dropper 1 set. Torpegaard has played 2 sets less than Bellucci (7 vs 9). Therefore, Torpegaard played 15 games less than Bellucci. Torpegaard scored 100 winners (40% on total points). On the other side, The Brazilian blasted 119 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Torpegaard | Bellucci |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 36 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 12 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 123/218 | 151/273 |
| %1st in | 56% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 100/123 | 119/151 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 52/95 | 66/122 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 54% |
Torpegaard blasted 36 aces (12 per match). Bellucci blasted 29 aces (7.3 per match). Torpegaard won 81% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Bellucci won 79% 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 | Torpegaard | Bellucci |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 12 |
| Converted | 9/29 | 12/30 |
| % Converted | 31% | 40% |
| Conceded | 15 | 13 |
| Saved | 11 | 9 |
| % Saved | 73% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
Mikael broke his opponents 9 times with 31% conversion rate. Mikael conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Thomaz broke his opponents 12 times with 40% conversion rate. Bellucci conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Torpegaard | |||||
| R2 Kovacevic |
R3 Mmoh |
1/4 Sarmiento |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-63 4-6 7-60 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 36 | 20 | 73 | |
| pts | 69-54 | 115-107 | 69-57 | 253-218 | |
| Total points | 123 | 222 | 126 | 471 | |
| Winners | 25 | 49 | 26 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 14 | 17 | 5 | 36 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 30/53 | 62/105 | 31/60 | 123/218 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 59% | 52% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 49/62 | 26/31 | 100/123 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 79% | 84% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 24/43 | 17/29 | 52/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 56% | 59% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 2/10 | 3/6 | 9/29 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 20% | 50% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 5/8 | 5/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 63% | 83% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | |
| Bellucci | ||||||
| R1 Roelofse |
R2 Cid |
R3 Wolf |
1/4 Blancaneaux |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 88 | |
| pts | 66-60 | 65-52 | 66-50 | 99-92 | 296-254 | |
| Total points | 126 | 117 | 116 | 191 | 550 | |
| Winners | 41 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 62% | 38% | 35% | 30% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 44/74 | 30/56 | 30/55 | 47/88 | 151/273 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 54% | 55% | 53% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 41/44 | 25/30 | 23/30 | 30/47 | 119/151 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 83% | 77% | 64% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/30 | 14/26 | 15/25 | 23/41 | 66/122 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 54% | 60% | 56% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 1/2 | 3/9 | 3/7 | 5/12 | 12/30 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 43% | 42% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 4/7 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 50% | 57% | 102% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Cleveland Challenger
- Thomaz BellucciBellucci – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard – Raymond SarmientoSarmiento (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Denis KudlaKudla (6-74 7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Ulises BlanchBlanch (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Thomaz BellucciBellucci – Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard (0-0) – See H2H details
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (0-0) – See H2H details
