Alexander Shevchenko and Sergey Fomin will square off in the semifinal of the Antalya (M15) for the 1st time in their career. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Shevchenko who should win in 2 sets.
Alexander Shevchenko -> 1.26
Sergey Fomin -> 3.85
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Shevchenko vs. Sergey Fomin
There is no head to head record between Alexander Shevchenko and Sergey Fomin since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Alexander Shevchenko
Ranked no. 558, the Russian reached the semifinal after defeating Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3 5-7 6-2, Alexandr Binda 6-1 6-4 and Pedro Cachin 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Cachin (6-2 6-4). During the match Shevchenko scored 78 points vs Cachin’s 56. Alexander was very aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Shevchenko fired 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Alexander Shevchenko was very effective on serve to win 79% (23/29) of his 1st serve and 63% (17/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Shevchenko broke Cachin 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Shevchenko has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 68% of his matches (91-43). 5-1 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Shevchenko has a 76-37 record in the last 4 years on clay.
The Russian has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Antalya (M15)
The Russian didn’t compete in Antalya (M15) in 2020.
Sergey Fomin
Ranked no. 643, the Uzbek got to the semifinal after defeating Davide Galoppini 7-5 6-4, Giovanni Fonio 6-4 7-65 and Ivan Nedelko 6-4 7-60.
In the quarter, Sergey had a good straight sets win against Nedelko (6-4 7-60). During the match Fomin scored 76 points vs Nedelko’s 66. Sergey was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Fomin scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Sergey Fomin lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Fomin put 70% of his first serves in, winning 63% (33/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the 2nd serve. The Uzbek broke Nedelko 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fomin hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Uzbek has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Antalya (M15)
The Uzbek lost in the 1st
round to Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen.H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shevchenko | Fomin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 68 |
| Pts | 237-179 | 230-202 |
| Total Points | 416 | 432 |
| Winners | 81 | 89 |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% |
Both Shevchenko and Fomin played 3 matches. At the moment, Alexander Shevchenko dropped 1 set while Sergey Fomin hasn’t lost a set so far. Shevchenko has played 1 set more than Fomin (7 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Shevchenko played 4 games less than Fomin. Alexander scored 81 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Sergey recorded 89 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shevchenko | Fomin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 116/195 | 138/230 |
| %1st in | 59% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 81/116 | 89/138 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 49/79 | 50/92 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 54% |
Shevchenko bagged 5 aces (1.7 per match). Fomin struck 6 aces (2 per match). Shevchenko won 70% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Fomin won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shevchenko | Fomin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 13 |
| Converted | 13/28 | 13/22 |
| % Converted | 46% | 59% |
| Conceded | 16 | 24 |
| Saved | 11 | 15 |
| % Saved | 69% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 9 |
Shevchenko broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. Alexander conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. The Uzbek broke his opponents 13 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Uzbek conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shevchenko | |||||
| R1 Manuel | R2 Binda | 1/4 Cachin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 17 | 18 | 64 | |
| pts | 96-81 | 63-42 | 78-56 | 237-179 | |
| Total points | 177 | 105 | 134 | 416 | |
| Winners | 33 | 25 | 23 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 40% | 29% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 53/84 | 34/55 | 29/56 | 116/195 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 62% | 52% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 33/53 | 25/34 | 23/29 | 81/116 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 74% | 79% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 14/21 | 17/27 | 49/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 67% | 63% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 3/6 | 4/10 | 13/28 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 40% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Fomin | |||||
| R1 Galoppini | R2 Fonio | 1/4 Nedelko | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 7-65 | 6-4 7-60 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 23 | 23 | 68 | |
| pts | 76-68 | 78-68 | 76-66 | 230-202 | |
| Total points | 144 | 146 | 142 | 432 | |
| Winners | 27 | 29 | 33 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 37% | 43% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 41/80 | 45/76 | 52/74 | 138/230 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 59% | 70% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 27/41 | 29/45 | 33/52 | 89/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 64% | 63% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/39 | 18/31 | 13/22 | 50/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 58% | 59% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/6 | 4/9 | 13/22 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 67% | 44% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | |
| Saved | 9/12 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 50% | 50% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Tennis Scores in M15 Antalya
- Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras – Baran CengizCengiz (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Pedro CachinCachin (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Sergey FominFomin – Ivan NedelkoNedelko (6-4 7-60) – See score progression
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Federico ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras – Adrian AndreevAndreev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sergey FominFomin – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (0-0) – H2H and prediction