Johan Nikles and Carlos Sanchez Jover will play each other in the semifinal of the Cairo (M15) for the 2nd time of their career. 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 Johan Nikles who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Johan Nikles is the pick to win this match.
Johan Nikles -> 1.63
Carlos Sanchez Jover -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Johan Nikles vs. Carlos Sanchez Jover
This will be the 2nd time that Johan Nikles and Carlos Sanchez Jover clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nikles (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
Johan Nikles
Ranked no. 487, Johan reached the semifinal after defeating Francesco Passaro 7-62 6-2, Gonzalo Lama 6-2 6-3 and Simone Roncalli 6-2 6-2.
In the quarter, Nikles had a good straight sets win against Roncalli (6-2 6-2). During the match Nikles scored 58 points vs Roncalli’s 39. Nikles was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Nikles was unable to score even 1 ace during the match and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Johan Nikles lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Nikles put 80% of his first serves in, winning 67% (30/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (6/11) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss broke Roncalli 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Nikles has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 51% of his matches (21-20). 3-0 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Nikles has a 18-15 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Nikles has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cairo (M15)
The Swiss won the title last year in M15 Cairo after defeating Carlos Sanchez Jover .
Carlos Sanchez Jover
Ranked no. 653, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after beating Faris Zakaryia 6-1 6-2, Ivan Gakhov 6-3 6-4 and Mathieu Perchicot 6-3 6-0.
In the quarter, Sanchez had a good straight sets win against Perchicot (6-3 6-0). During the match Sanchez scored 64 points vs Perchicot’s 42. Carlos was quite aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Sanchez was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Carlos Sanchez Jover lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Sanchez put 74% of his first serves in, winning 65% (22/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (8/12) on the 2nd serve. Carlos broke Perchicot 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sanchez hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
The Spaniard has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cairo (M15)
The Spaniard surrendered in the 1st round to Fabrizio Ornago.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Nikles | Sanchez |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 49 |
| Pts | 210-154 | 193-132 |
| Total Points | 364 | 325 |
| Winners | 87 | 70 |
| %Winners | 41% | 36% |
Both Nikles and Sanchez played 3 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Nikles and Sanchez have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Nikles played 5 games more than Sanchez. Johan scored 87 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Carlos struck 70 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Nikles | Sanchez |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 0.3 |
| 1st in | 131/177 | 108/154 |
| %1st in | 74% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 87/131 | 70/108 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 28/46 | 30/46 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 65% |
Nikles didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Sanchez managed to score 1 ace (0.3 per match). Nikles won 66% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Sanchez won 65% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Nikles | Sanchez |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 16 |
| Converted | 14/28 | 16/32 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 |
| Saved | 9 | 8 |
| % Saved | 69% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Johan broke his opponents 14 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Swiss dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 16 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Spaniard conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Nikles | |||||
| R1 Passaro |
R2 Lama |
1/4 Roncalli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 17 | 16 | 54 | |
| pts | 87-70 | 65-45 | 58-39 | 210-154 | |
| Total points | 157 | 110 | 97 | 364 | |
| Winners | 34 | 23 | 30 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% | 52% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 55/76 | 31/45 | 45/56 | 131/177 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 69% | 80% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 34/55 | 23/31 | 30/45 | 87/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 74% | 67% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 10/14 | 6/11 | 28/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 71% | 55% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 4/10 | 5/6 | 14/28 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 40% | 83% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 57% | – | 83% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Sanchez | |||||
| R1 Zakaryia |
R2 Gakhov |
1/4 Perchicot |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 19 | 15 | 49 | |
| pts | 64-42 | 65-48 | 64-42 | 193-132 | |
| Total points | 106 | 113 | 106 | 325 | |
| Winners | 23 | 25 | 22 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% | 34% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 38/54 | 36/54 | 34/46 | 108/154 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 67% | 74% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 23/38 | 25/36 | 22/34 | 70/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 69% | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 12/18 | 8/12 | 30/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 67% | 67% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 4/8 | 6/12 | 16/32 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 60% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWLWLWW Tennis Scores in M15 Cairo
- Pol Toledo BagueToledo Bague – Naoki TajimaTajima (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Carlos Sanchez JoverSanchez Jover – Mathieu PerchicotPerchicot (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo PazPablo Paz – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (6-0 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Johan NiklesNikles – Simone RoncalliRoncalli (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Juan Pablo PazPablo Paz – Pol Toledo BagueToledo Bague (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Sanchez JoverSanchez Jover – Johan NiklesNikles (0-1) – H2H and prediction
