Denis Istomin and Aleksandar Vukic will fight against each other in the quarter of the Columbus Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Istomin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Istomin is the pick to win this match.
Denis Istomin -> 1.40
Aleksandar Vukic -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Denis Istomin vs. Aleksandar Vukic
There is no head to head record between Denis Istomin and Aleksandar Vukic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Denis Istomin
Ranked no. 165, Denis reached the quarter after beating Alexander Cozbinov 6-2 6-2 and Guilherme Clezar 6-3 6-1.
In the 3rd round, The Uzbek had a good straight sets win against Clezar (6-3 6-1). During the match Istomin scored 57 points vs Clezar’s 36. Denis was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Istomin blasted 6 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Denis Istomin conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 69% of his first serves in, win 85% (28/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (7/15) on the 2nd serve. Istomin was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Clezar 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Istomin hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to conquer 62% of the points he played.
Istomin has a losing win-loss record in the last 10 years having won only 46% of his matches (212-253). 3-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. . In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Istomin has a 253-251 win-loss record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Denis has a 8-7 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Columbus Challenger
The Uzbek didn’t compete in the Columbus Challenger in 2019.
Aleksandar Vukic
Ranked no. 254, Vukic reached the quarter after beating Antoine Escoffier 6-3 7-66 and Emilio Gomez 7-64 3-6 7-66.
In the 3rd round, Aleksandar defeated Gomez (7-64 3-6 7-66). During the match Vukic scored 114 points vs Gomez’s 108. Vukic was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about serving, Vukic blasted 18 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Aleksandar Vukic was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (48/65) of his 1st serve and 60% (28/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Australian broke Gomez once after converting 25% of his break points (1/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Aleksandar has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Vukic has a winning record in the last 6 years having won 58% of his matches (70-50). 3-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Vukic has a 50-41 win-loss record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
The Australian has a 8-5 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Columbus Challenger
Aleksandar didn’t play in the Columbus Challenger in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Istomin | Vukic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 57 |
| Pts | 119-73 | 185-168 |
| Total Points | 192 | 353 |
| Winners | 48 | 78 |
| %Winners | 40% | 42% |
Both Istomin and Vukic played 2 matches. At the moment, Aleksandar Vukic lost 1 set while Denis Istomin hasn’t conceded a set so far. Istomin has played 1 sets less than Vukic (4 vs 5). Therefore, Istomin played 25 games less than Vukic. Istomin scored 48 winners (40% on total points). On the other side, Aleksandar blasted 78 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Istomin | Vukic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 14.5 |
| 1st in | 56/87 | 101/175 |
| %1st in | 64% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 48/56 | 78/101 |
| %1st pts | 86% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 20/31 | 44/74 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 59% |
Istomin blasted 9 aces (4.5 per match). Vukic blasted 29 aces (14.5 per match). Istomin won 86% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Vukic won 77% 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 | Istomin | Vukic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 4 |
| Converted | 8/13 | 4/11 |
| % Converted | 62% | 36% |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 |
| Saved | 0 | 2 |
| % Saved | NAN% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 |
Istomin broke his opponents 8 times with 62% conversion rate. The Uzbek was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points. Aleksandar broke his opponents 4 times with 36% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Istomin | ||||
| R2 Cozbinov |
R3 Clezar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| pts | 62-37 | 57-36 | 119-73 | |
| Total points | 99 | 93 | 192 | |
| Winners | 20 | 28 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 49% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 23/39 | 33/48 | 56/87 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 69% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 20/23 | 28/33 | 48/56 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 85% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/16 | 7/15 | 20/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 81% | 47% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/4 | 8/13 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 100% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | -100 | |
| Vukic | ||||
| R2 Escoffier |
R3 Gomez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-66 | 7-64 3-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 35 | 57 | |
| pts | 71-60 | 114-108 | 185-168 | |
| Total points | 131 | 222 | 353 | |
| Winners | 30 | 48 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 18 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 36/63 | 65/112 | 101/175 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 30/36 | 48/65 | 78/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 74% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 28/47 | 44/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 60% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 1/4 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 25% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 40% | 20% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 100 | |
Head 2 Head
WLWWWLWLLW Tennis Scores in Columbus Challenger
- Marc PolmansPolmans – Ji Sung NamSung Nam (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Emilio GomezGomez (7-64 3-6 7-66) – See score progression
- Kaichi UchidaUchida – Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer (6-4 1-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard – Zhe LiLi (7-62 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe – Johannes HaerteisHaerteis (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Roberto QuirozQuiroz (6-2 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis IstominIstomin – Guilherme ClezarClezar (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-74 7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard – Zhe LiLi (7-6(2) 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard – Marc PolmansPolmans (0-0) – See H2H details
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Denis IstominIstomin (0-0) – See H2H details
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Kaichi UchidaUchida (0-0) – See H2H details
- Jeff WolfWolf – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (0-0) – See H2H details
