Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Christopher Eubanks will square off in the semifinal of the Orlando Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am 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 Christopher Eubanks who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Christopher Eubanks is the pick to win this match.
Christopher Eubanks -> 1.71
Prajnesh Gunneswaran -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs. Christopher Eubanks
There is no head to head record between Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Christopher Eubanks since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Ranked no. 137, the Indian reached the semifinal after defeating Sadio Doumbia 6-3 7-5, Tung-Lin Wu 5-7 7-5 2-0 ret. and Dmitry Popko 6-0 6-3.
In the quarter, Gunneswaran had a good straight sets win against Popko (6-0 6-3). During the match Gunneswaran scored 65 points vs Popko’s 37. The Indian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gunneswaran scored 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gunneswaran put 58% of his first serves in, winning 61% (22/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the 2nd serve. Prajnesh broke Popko 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Prajnesh hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 64% of the points he played.
Gunneswaran has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (254-147). 11-7 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gunneswaran has a 175-83 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
Gunneswaran’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Cary Challenger.
Gunneswaran has a 16-14 win-loss record in 2020, 11-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Orlando Challenger
The Indian didn’t compete in the Orlando Challenger in 2019.
Christopher Eubanks
Ranked no. 239, Christopher reached the semifinal after defeating Thai Kwiatkowski 6-71 6-3 6-1, Hiroki Moriya 6-2 6-1 and Denis Kudla 5-7 7-63 6-3.
In the quarter against Kudla, Eubanks recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-63 6-3). During the match Eubanks and Kudla scored the same amount of points (128). However, the world no. 137 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Eubanks was very aggressive to blast 64 winners.
Talking about serving, Eubanks struck 17 aces and he was not very consistent on his 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Christopher Eubanks lost the serve twice and he saved 16 break points. Furthermore, Eubanks put 63% of his first serves in, winning 69% (64/93) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (25/55) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Kudla 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Eubanks has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The American has a 13-7 win-loss record in 2020, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gunneswaran | Eubanks |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 78 |
| Pts | 65-37 | 276-236 |
| Total Points | 102 | 512 |
| Winners | 22 | 135 |
| %Winners | 34% | 49% |
Gunneswaran played 2 matches while Eubanks competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Christopher Eubanks conceded 2 sets while Prajnesh Gunneswaran hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Gunneswaran has played 4 set(s) less than Eubanks (4 vs 8). Therefore, Gunneswaran played 42 games less than Eubanks. The Indian scored 22 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Eubanks recorded 135 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gunneswaran | Eubanks |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 43 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 14.3 |
| 1st in | 36/62 | 181/280 |
| %1st in | 58% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 22/36 | 135/181 |
| %1st pts | 61% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 46/99 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 46% |
Gunneswaran scored 2 aces (1 per match). Eubanks scored 43 aces (14.3 per match). Gunneswaran won 61% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Eubanks won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gunneswaran | Eubanks |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 12 |
| Converted | 6/8 | 12/23 |
| % Converted | 75% | 52% |
| Conceded | 6 | 22 |
| Saved | 4 | 19 |
| % Saved | 67% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
The Indian broke his opponents 6 times with a 75% conversion rate. The Indian lost his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gunneswaran | |||||
| R1 Doumbia |
R2 Wu |
1/4 Popko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 5-7 7-5 2-0 ret. | 6-0 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 26 | 15 | 62 | |
| pts | – | 90-85 | 65-37 | 155-122 | |
| Total points | 0 | 175 | 102 | 277 | |
| Winners | 32 | 22 | 54 | ||
| %Winners | NAN% | 36% | 34% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1st in | / | 45/83 | 36/62 | 81/145 | |
| % 1st in | NAN% | 54% | 58% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | / | 32/45 | 22/36 | 54/81 | |
| % 1st pts | NAN% | 71% | 61% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | / | 16/38 | 15/26 | 31/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | NAN% | 42% | 58% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Converted | / | 5/10 | 6/8 | 11/18 | |
| Converted % | NAN% | 50% | 75% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Saved | 0/ | 6/10 | 4/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | – | 60% | 67% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Eubanks | |||||
| R1 Kwiatkowski |
R2 Moriya |
1/4 Kudla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-71 6-3 6-1 | 6-2 6-1 | 5-7 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 15 | 34 | 78 | |
| pts | 92-75 | 56-33 | 128-128 | 276-236 | |
| Total points | 167 | 89 | 256 | 512 | |
| Winners | 46 | 25 | 64 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 45% | 50% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 20 | 6 | 17 | 43 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 56/84 | 32/48 | 93/148 | 181/280 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | 63% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 46/56 | 25/32 | 64/93 | 135/181 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 78% | 69% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/28 | 9/16 | 25/55 | 46/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 56% | 45% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 4/6 | 3/7 | 12/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 43% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 0 | 18 | 22 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 0/0 | 16/18 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 75% | – | 89% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
LLWLWLLWLL Tennis Scores in Orlando Challenger
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-3 7-68) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Alexander RitschardRitschard (6-4 6-75 6-1) – See score progression
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Dmitry PopkoPopko (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Denis KudlaKudla (5-7 7-63 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Christopher EubanksEubanks (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (0-1) – H2H and prediction
