Denis Istomin and Jurij Rodionov will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Columbus Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.61
Jurij Rodionov -> 2.20
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Prediction and head to head Denis Istomin vs. Jurij Rodionov
There is no head to head record between Denis Istomin and Jurij Rodionov since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Denis Istomin
Ranked no. 165, Istomin reached the semifinal after defeating Alexander Cozbinov 6-2 6-2, Guilherme Clezar 6-3 6-1 and Aleksandar Vukic 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, Denis had a good straight sets win against Vukic (6-3 6-2). During the match Istomin scored 64 points vs Vukic’s 44. Denis was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Istomin blasted 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Denis Istomin conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 1 break points. Furthermore, Istomin put 76% of his first serves in, winning 86% (32/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (6/12) on the 2nd serve. The Uzbek broke Vukic 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Denis hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to conquer 61% of the points he played.
Istomin has a unfavourable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won only 47% of his matches (222-253). 4-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. . Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Istomin has a 254-251 win-loss record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Istomin has a 9-7 win-loss record in 2020, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Columbus Challenger
The Uzbek didn’t compete in the Columbus Challenger in 2019.
Jurij Rodionov
Ranked no. 172 (career high), the Austrian got to the semifinal after defeating Diego Hidalgo 4-6 6-4 6-4, Christopher O Connell 6-74 7-65 6-2 and Kaichi Uchida 7-65 7-63.
In the quarter, Jurij had a good straight sets win against Uchida (7-65 7-63). During the match Rodionov scored 82 points vs Uchida’s 75. The Austrian was extremely aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about serving, Rodionov blasted 18 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Jurij Rodionov lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Rodionov put 70% of his first serves in, winning 89% (50/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (10/24) on the 2nd serve. Jurij broke Uchida once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rodionov has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Rodionov has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 76% of his matches (91-29). 10-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Rodionov has a 72-36 record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
Jurij’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Dallas Challenger and the Morelos Challenger.
Rodionov has a 15-3 win-loss record in 2020, 10-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Columbus Challenger
The Austrian didn’t compete in the Columbus Challenger in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Istomin | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 90 |
| Pts | 183-117 | 285-274 |
| Total Points | 300 | 559 |
| Winners | 80 | 163 |
| %Winners | 44% | 57% |
Both Istomin and Rodionov played 3 matches. At the moment, Jurij Rodionov conceded 2 sets while Denis Istomin hasn’t lost a set so far. Istomin has played 2 sets less than Rodionov (6 vs 8). Therefore, Istomin played 41 games less than Rodionov. Istomin scored 80 winners (44% on total points). On the other side, Rodionov blasted 163 winners (57%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Istomin | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 39 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 13 |
| 1st in | 93/136 | 205/284 |
| %1st in | 68% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 80/93 | 163/205 |
| %1st pts | 86% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 26/43 | 33/79 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 42% |
Istomin blasted 15 aces (5 per match). Rodionov blasted 39 aces (13 per match). Istomin won 86% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Rodionov won 80% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Istomin | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 7 |
| Converted | 11/20 | 7/21 |
| % Converted | 55% | 33% |
| Conceded | 1 | 17 |
| Saved | 1 | 13 |
| % Saved | 100% | 76% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 |
Istomin broke his opponents 11 times with 55% conversion rate. Istomin was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points. Jurij broke his opponents 7 times with 33% conversion rate. The Austrian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded.
| Istomin | |||||
| R2 Cozbinov |
R3 Clezar |
1/4 Vukic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | 17 | 49 | |
| pts | 62-37 | 57-36 | 64-44 | 183-117 | |
| Total points | 99 | 93 | 108 | 300 | |
| Winners | 20 | 28 | 32 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 49% | 50% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 23/39 | 33/48 | 37/49 | 93/136 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 69% | 76% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 20/23 | 28/33 | 32/37 | 80/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 85% | 86% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/16 | 7/15 | 6/12 | 26/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 81% | 47% | 50% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/4 | 3/7 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 100% | 43% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 100% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | -100 | |
| Rodionov | |||||
| R2 Hidalgo |
R3 O |
1/4 Uchida |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | 6-74 7-65 6-2 | 7-65 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 34 | 26 | 90 | |
| pts | 96-93 | 107-106 | 82-75 | 285-274 | |
| Total points | 189 | 213 | 157 | 559 | |
| Winners | 59 | 54 | 50 | 163 | |
| %Winners | 61% | 50% | 61% | 57% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 13 | 8 | 18 | 39 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 77/96 | 72/108 | 56/80 | 205/284 | |
| % 1st in | 80% | 67% | 70% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 59/77 | 54/72 | 50/56 | 163/205 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 75% | 89% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/19 | 19/36 | 10/24 | 33/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 21% | 53% | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 7/21 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 38% | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 75% | 67% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLLWLLLLL Tennis Scores in Columbus Challenger
- Denis IstominIstomin – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard – Marc PolmansPolmans (7-5 7-62) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Kaichi UchidaUchida (7-65 7-63) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (5-7 7-64 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Denis IstominIstomin (0-0) – See H2H details
- Jeff WolfWolf – Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard (1-2) – See H2H details
