Christopher O Connell and Denis Istomin will square off in the quarter of the Biella Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on CAMPO CENTRALE. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Christopher O Connell who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Christopher O Connell is the pick to win this match.
Christopher O Connell -> 1.61
Denis Istomin -> 2.20
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Prediction and head to head Christopher O Connell vs. Denis Istomin
There is no head to head record between Christopher O Connell and Denis Istomin since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Christopher O Connell
Ranked no. 112, the Australian got to the quarter after defeating Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4 6-2 and Juan Pablo Ficovich 5-7 6-4 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Pablo Ficovich, Christopher recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-1). During the match O Connell scored 90 points vs Pablo Ficovich’s 72. Christopher was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Regarding the service games, O Connell made 6 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Christopher O Connell lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, O Connell put 60% of his first serves in, winning 86% (44/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (13/34) on the 2nd serve. O Connell broke Pablo Ficovich 6 times after converting 86% of his break points (6/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
O Connell has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 64% of his matches (251-143). 2-1 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, O Connell has a 136-64 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Australian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in the Drummondville Challenger.
O Connell has a 10-10 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Biella Challenger
Christopher didn’t compete in the Biella Challenger in 2019.
Denis Istomin
Ranked no. 169, Istomin got to the quarter after beating Illya Marchenko 7-60 6-2 and Stefano Napolitano 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Istomin had a good straight sets win against Napolitano (6-3 6-4). During the match Istomin scored 65 points vs Napolitano’s 54. Istomin was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Istomin made 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Denis Istomin lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Istomin put 72% of his first serves in, winning 69% (33/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the 2nd serve. Denis broke Napolitano 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Uzbek hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Uzbek’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Columbus Challenger.
Istomin has a 12-10 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Biella Challenger
Denis didn’t play in the Biella Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | O Connell | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 47 | 40 |
| Pts | 155-116 | 150-115 |
| Total Points | 271 | 265 |
| Winners | 70 | 70 |
| %Winners | 45% | 47% |
Both O Connell and Istomin played 2 matches. At the moment, Christopher O Connell lost 1 set while Denis Istomin hasn’t conceded a set so far. O Connell has played 1 set more than Istomin (5 vs 4). Therefore, O Connell played 7 games more than Istomin. Christopher scored 70 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Denis made 70 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | O Connell | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 85/133 | 96/129 |
| %1st in | 64% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 70/85 | 70/96 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 22/48 | 20/33 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 61% |
O Connell recorded 10 aces (5 per match). Istomin made 9 aces (4.5 per match). O Connell won 82% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Istomin won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | O Connell | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 6 |
| Converted | 10/17 | 6/12 |
| % Converted | 59% | 50% |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 |
| Saved | 6 | 5 |
| % Saved | 60% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
O Connell broke his opponents 10 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Australian lost his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Denis broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Istomin conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| O Connell | ||||
| R1 Ramanathan |
R2 Pablo Ficovich |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 5-7 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 29 | 47 | |
| pts | 65-44 | 90-72 | 155-116 | |
| Total points | 109 | 162 | 271 | |
| Winners | 26 | 44 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 34/48 | 51/85 | 85/133 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 26/34 | 44/51 | 70/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 86% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/14 | 13/34 | 22/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 38% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 6/7 | 10/17 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 86% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 5/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 63% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Istomin | ||||
| R1 Marchenko |
R2 Napolitano |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-60 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 19 | 40 | |
| pts | 85-61 | 65-54 | 150-115 | |
| Total points | 146 | 119 | 265 | |
| Winners | 37 | 33 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 51% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 48/62 | 48/67 | 96/129 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 72% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | 33/48 | 70/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 69% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/14 | 12/19 | 20/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 63% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 3/4 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 75% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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