Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Aslan Karatsev will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Prague Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1 pm on Court 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aslan Karatsev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aslan Karatsev is the pick to win this match.
Aslan Karatsev -> 1.57
Pierre-Hugues Herbert -> 2.25
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Prediction and head to head Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. Aslan Karatsev
There is no head to head record between Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Aslan Karatsev since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Ranked no. 71, the French player got to the semifinal after beating Jonas Forejtek 2-6 6-4 6-3, Zdenek Kolar 7-63 2-6 6-3 and Tallon Griekspoor 7-5 5-7 6-3.
In the quarter, Pierre-Hugues defeated Griekspoor (7-5 5-7 6-3). During the match Herbert and Griekspoor scored the same amount of points (105). However, the world no. 71 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Pierre-Hugues was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Regarding the service games, Herbert blasted 7 aces and he was not very solid on his 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Pierre-Hugues Herbert lost the serve 6 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Herbert put 57% of his first serves in, winning 68% (44/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (18/50) on the 2nd serve. Herbert broke Griekspoor 7 times after converting 47% of his break points (7/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pierre-Hugues has conceded 3 set in this tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Herbert has a positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (348-266). 3-0 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Herbert has a 337-239 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.
Herbert has a 10-5 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague Challenger
Herbert didn’t play in the Prague Challenger in 2019.
Aslan Karatsev
Ranked no. 253, Karatsev got to the semifinal after beating Robin Haase 6-4 6-2, Jiri Vesely 6-3 6-4, Ernests Gulbis 6-3 6-3 and Henri Laaksonen 7-63 6-4.
In the quarter, Karatsev had a good straight sets win against Laaksonen (7-63 6-4). During the match Karatsev scored 87 points vs Laaksonen’s 82. Aslan was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Karatsev recorded 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Aslan Karatsev was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (25/33) of his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Karatsev broke Laaksonen 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Aslan hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Karatsev has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 58% of his matches (575-415). 4-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Karatsev has a 296-203 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.
Aslan’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Bangkok Challenger.
Karatsev has a 14-5 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague Challenger
Aslan didn’t compete in the Prague Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Herbert | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 90 | 78 |
| Pts | 293-294 | 277-225 |
| Total Points | 587 | 502 |
| Winners | 114 | 90 |
| %Winners | 39% | 32% |
Herbert played 3 matches while Karatsev competed in 4 matches. At the moment, Pierre-Hugues Herbert conceded 3 sets while Aslan Karatsev hasn’t dropped a set so far. Herbert has played 1 sets more than Karatsev (9 vs 8). Therefore, Herbert played 12 games more than Karatsev. the French player scored 114 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Aslan fired 90 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Herbert | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 164/313 | 120/240 |
| %1st in | 52% | 50% |
| 1st pts | 114/164 | 90/120 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 62/149 | 69/120 |
| %2nd pts | 42% | 58% |
Herbert managed to score 16 aces (5.3 per match). Karatsev made 21 aces (5.3 per match). Herbert won 70% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Karatsev won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Herbert | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 14 |
| Converted | 15/30 | 14/34 |
| % Converted | 50% | 41% |
| Conceded | 37 | 15 |
| Saved | 23 | 10 |
| % Saved | 62% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 14 | 5 |
Pierre-Hugues broke his opponents 15 times with a 50% conversion rate. Herbert lost his serve 14 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded. Aslan broke his opponents 14 times with a 41% conversion rate. Karatsev conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Herbert | |||||
| R2 Forejtek |
R3 Kolar |
1/4 Griekspoor |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-4 6-3 | 7-63 2-6 6-3 | 7-5 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 30 | 33 | 90 | |
| pts | 88-90 | 100-99 | 105-105 | 293-294 | |
| Total points | 178 | 199 | 210 | 587 | |
| Winners | 40 | 30 | 44 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 30% | 42% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | |
| 1st in | 51/100 | 48/98 | 65/115 | 164/313 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 49% | 57% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 40/51 | 30/48 | 44/65 | 114/164 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 63% | 68% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/49 | 26/50 | 18/50 | 62/149 | |
| % 2nd pts | 37% | 52% | 36% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/9 | 7/15 | 15/30 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 44% | 47% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 10 | 16 | 37 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 6/10 | 10/16 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 60% | 63% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | 6 | 367 | |
| Karatsev | ||||||
| R1 Haase |
R2 Vesely |
R3 Gulbis |
1/4 Laaksonen |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | 7-63 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 78 | |
| pts | 62-43 | 67-54 | 61-46 | 87-82 | 277-225 | |
| Total points | 105 | 121 | 107 | 169 | 502 | |
| Winners | 19 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 36% | 36% | 29% | 32% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 25/48 | 32/66 | 30/55 | 33/71 | 120/240 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 48% | 55% | 46% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 19/25 | 24/32 | 22/30 | 25/33 | 90/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 75% | 73% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 19/34 | 17/25 | 20/38 | 69/120 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 56% | 68% | 53% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 3/5 | 3/8 | 3/11 | 14/34 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 60% | 38% | 27% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 1/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 80% | 100% | 33% | 91% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWWWLW 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
