Joao Menezes and Ergi Kirkin will face off in the 2nd round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Joao Menezes who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Joao Menezes is the pick to win this match.
Joao Menezes -> 1.35
Ergi Kirkin -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Joao Menezes vs. Ergi Kirkin
There is no head to head record between Joao Menezes and Ergi Kirkin since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Joao Menezes
Ranked no. 193, the Brazilian reached the 2nd round after defeating Marsel Ilhan 7-62 6-4, Roberto Cid Subervi 7-66 6-2 and Daniel Elahi Galan 7-65 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Elahi Galan Riveros (7-65 6-3). During the match Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes scored 78 points vs Elahi Galan Riveros’s 63. Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes blasted 5 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Joao Menezes was quite effective on serve to win 80% (41/51) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes broke Elahi Galan Riveros once after converting 25% of his break points (1/4).
Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (189-124). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes has a 14-6 record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
Joao has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
Joao didn’t compete in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Ergi Kirkin
Ranked no. 449, Kirkin reached the 2nd round after defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Turk had a good straight sets win against Lorenzi (6-4 6-2). During the match Kirkin scored 65 points vs Lorenzi’s 48. Kirkin was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about serving, Kirkin bagged 3 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Ergi Kirkin was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 75% (21/28) of his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Ergi broke Lorenzi 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Kirkin has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
Kirkin lost in the 1st round to Ilya Ivashka.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 18 |
| Pts | 232-198 | 65-48 |
| Total Points | 430 | 113 |
| Winners | 116 | 21 |
| %Winners | 50% | 32% |
Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes played 3 matches while Kirkin competed in 1 match. Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes started his run from the qualifications while Kirkin had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes has played 4 sets more than Kirkin (6 vs 2). Therefore, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes played 48 games more than Kirkin. The Brazilian scored 116 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, The Turk blasted 21 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 3 |
| 1st in | 150/215 | 28/50 |
| %1st in | 70% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 116/150 | 21/28 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 35/65 | 14/22 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 64% |
Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes struck 11 aces (3.7 per match). Kirkin recorded 3 aces . Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes won 77% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kirkin won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 4 |
| Converted | 6/15 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 40% | 44% |
| Conceded | 17 | 3 |
| Saved | 15 | 2 |
| % Saved | 88% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
The Brazilian broke his opponents 6 times with a 40% conversion rate. Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes surrendered his serve twice and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. The Turk broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Kirkin conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | |||||
| Q1 Ilhan |
Q3 Cid |
R1 Elahi Galan Riveros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-4 | 7-66 6-2 | 7-65 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 21 | 22 | 66 | |
| pts | 65-56 | 89-79 | 78-63 | 232-198 | |
| Total points | 121 | 168 | 141 | 430 | |
| Winners | 35 | 40 | 41 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 45% | 53% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 41/61 | 58/85 | 51/69 | 150/215 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 68% | 74% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 35/41 | 40/58 | 41/51 | 116/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 69% | 80% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 13/27 | 10/18 | 35/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 48% | 56% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 3/9 | 1/4 | 6/15 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 33% | 25% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 11 | 2 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 10/11 | 2/2 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 91% | 100% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kirkin | |||||
| R1 Lorenzi |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |||
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |||
| pts | 65-48 | 65-48 | |||
| Total points | 113 | 113 | |||
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |||
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |||
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1st in | 28/50 | 28/50 | |||
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |||
| 1st pts | 21/28 | 21/28 | |||
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |||
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 14/22 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |||
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |||
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |||
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |||
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |||
| Saved % | 67% | 22% | |||
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |||
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWWLWLL Tennis Scores in Istanbul Challenger
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran (6-4 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Jay ClarkeClarke (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Lukas RosolRosol (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Blaz RolaRola (6-4 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Antoine HoangHoang – Emilio GomezGomez (6-73 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Cem IlkelIlkel (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Joao MenezesMenezes – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (7-5 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Danilo PetrovicPetrovic (6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Mohamed SafwatSafwat – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi (7-5 7-65) – See score progression
- Go SoedaSoeda – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Paolo LorenziLorenzi (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Joao MenezesMenezes – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (7-6(5) 6-3) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Cem IlkelIlkel (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran (6-4 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Blaz RolaRola (6-4 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Antoine HoangHoang – Emilio GomezGomez (6-7(3) 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Lukas RosolRosol (6-4 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Jay ClarkeClarke (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Go SoedaSoeda – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Antoine HoangHoang (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico GaioGaio – Mohamed SafwatSafwat (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Joao MenezesMenezes – Ergi KirkinKirkin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Jozef KovalikKovalik (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Denis IstominIstomin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Benjamin BonziBonzi (2-0) – H2H and prediction
