Stan Wawrinka and Michael Vrbensky will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Prague Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11 am on Court 1. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stan Wawrinka who should win in 2 sets.
Stan Wawrinka -> 1.16
Michael Vrbensky -> 5.00
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Prediction and head to head Stan Wawrinka vs. Michael Vrbensky
There is no head to head record between Stan Wawrinka and Michael Vrbensky since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Stan Wawrinka
Ranked no. 17, Wawrinka reached the semifinal after defeating Roman Safiullin 6-1 4-6 6-1, Oscar Otte 3-6 7-5 6-1 and Sumit Nagal 2-6 6-0 6-1.
In the quarter against Nagal, The Swiss recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-0 6-1). During the match Wawrinka scored 76 points vs Nagal’s 54. The Swiss was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Wawrinka recorded 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Stan Wawrinka was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (32/41) of his 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Swiss broke Nagal 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss has lost 3 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Wawrinka has a a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 71% of his matches (476-199). 3-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Wawrinka has a 350-173 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.
Wawrinka’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Doha.
The Swiss has a 11-3 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague Challenger
Stan didn’t play in the Prague Challenger in 2019.
Michael Vrbensky
Ranked no. 405, Michael reached the semifinal after defeating Daniel Masur 7-5 7-5, Steven Diez 7-5 6-3, Philipp Kohlschreiber w/o and Elias Ymer 6-2 3-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Vrbensky defeated Ymer (6-2 3-6 6-4). During the match Vrbensky scored 92 points vs Ymer’s 85. The Czech was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Vrbensky blasted 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Michael Vrbensky was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (29/37) of his 1st serve and 53% (26/49) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Michael broke Ymer 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Vrbensky has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 69% of his matches (190-87). 9-3 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Vrbensky has a 119-71 record in the last 4 years on clay.
Vrbensky’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya.
The Czech has a 12-7 win-loss record in 2020, 9-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague Challenger
Vrbensky didn’t play in the Prague Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Wawrinka | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 72 |
| Pts | 275-212 | 255-226 |
| Total Points | 487 | 481 |
| Winners | 95 | 75 |
| %Winners | 35% | 29% |
Both Wawrinka and Vrbensky played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Stan Wawrinka conceded 3 sets, while Michael Vrbensky dropper 1 set. Wawrinka has played 2 sets more than Vrbensky (9 vs 7). Therefore, Wawrinka played 1 games more than Vrbensky. The Swiss scored 95 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech managed to score 75 winners (29%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Wawrinka | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 130/239 | 106/231 |
| %1st in | 54% | 46% |
| 1st pts | 95/130 | 75/106 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 64/109 | 69/125 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 55% |
Wawrinka made 13 aces (4.3 per match). Vrbensky made 11 aces (3.7 per match). Wawrinka won 73% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Vrbensky won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Wawrinka | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 14 |
| Converted | 14/29 | 14/28 |
| % Converted | 48% | 50% |
| Conceded | 17 | 24 |
| Saved | 12 | 17 |
| % Saved | 71% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 7 |
The Swiss broke his opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. Wawrinka conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Michael broke his opponents 14 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Czech conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Wawrinka | |||||
| R2 Safiullin | R3 Otte | 1/4 Nagal | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 4-6 6-1 | 3-6 7-5 6-1 | 2-6 6-0 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 28 | 21 | 73 | |
| pts | 99-77 | 100-81 | 76-54 | 275-212 | |
| Total points | 176 | 181 | 130 | 487 | |
| Winners | 26 | 37 | 32 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 26% | 37% | 42% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 42/85 | 47/84 | 41/70 | 130/239 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 56% | 59% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 26/42 | 37/47 | 32/41 | 95/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 79% | 78% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/43 | 23/37 | 15/29 | 64/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 62% | 52% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 3/10 | 5/6 | 14/29 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 30% | 83% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 6/7 | 1/3 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 86% | 33% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 67 | |
| Vrbensky | ||||||
| R1 Masur | R2 Diez | R3 Kohlschreiber | 1/4 Ymer | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 7-5 6-3 | w/o | 6-2 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 72 | |
| pts | 94-86 | 69-55 | – | 92-85 | 255-226 | |
| Total points | 180 | 124 | 0 | 177 | 481 | |
| Winners | 29 | 17 | 29 | 75 | ||
| %Winners | 31% | 25% | NAN% | 32% | 29% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1st in | 43/89 | 26/56 | / | 37/86 | 106/231 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 46% | NAN% | 43% | 46% | |
| 1st pts | 29/43 | 17/26 | / | 29/37 | 75/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 65% | NAN% | 78% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/46 | 20/30 | / | 26/49 | 69/125 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 67% | NAN% | 53% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/11 | / | 4/8 | 14/28 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 45% | NAN% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 | ||
| Saved | 7/10 | 2/4 | 0/ | 8/10 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 50% | – | 80% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 2 | 75 | ||
Tennis Scores in Prague Challenger
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Sumit NagalNagal (2-6 6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (7-5 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – Elias YmerYmer (6-2 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Michael VrbenskyVrbensky (0-0) – See H2H details
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (0-0) – See H2H details