Andy Murray and Illya Marchenko will square off in the final of the Biella 1 Challenger for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4:30 pm on PALAPAJETTA COURT. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andy Murray who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andy Murray is the pick to win this match.
Andy Murray -> 1.3
Illya Marchenko -> 3.52
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Prediction and head to head Andy Murray vs. Illya Marchenko
This will be the 3rd time that Andy Murray and Illya Marchenko square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Murray (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Murray won 7-5 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 1st round in at the Australian Open back in 2017.
Andy Murray
Ranked no. 125, Andy reached the 1st round after defeating Maximilian Marterer 6-73 6-2 6-3, Gian Marco Moroni 6-4 6-4, Blaz Rola 6-4 7-69 and Mathias Bourgue 6-0 7-5.
In the semifinal, Andy had a good straight sets win against Bourgue (6-0 7-5). During the match Murray scored 67 points vs Bourgue’s 46. Andy was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Murray made 5 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Andy Murray lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Murray put 61% of his first serves in, winning 69% (27/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Bourgue 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Andy has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Murray has a a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 79% of his matches (369-99). 4-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Murray has a 57-13 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Brit’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Biella 1 Challenger.
Andy has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Biella 1 Challenger
Murray didn’t play in the Biella 1 Challenger in 2020.
Illya Marchenko
Ranked no. 212, Illya reached the 1st round after defeating Martin Klizan 6-2 7-67, Luca Vanni 7-68 6-1, Lorenzo Giustino 6-2 2-6 7-5 and Federico Gaio 7-5 6-1.
In the semifinal, Marchenko had a good straight sets win against Gaio (7-5 6-1). During the match Marchenko scored 74 points vs Gaio’s 53. The Ukrainian was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Marchenko struck 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Illya Marchenko lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Marchenko put 61% of his first serves in, winning 86% (37/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (9/27) on the 2nd serve. Marchenko broke Gaio 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Ukrainian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Ukrainian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Biella 1 Challenger.
Marchenko has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2021, 8-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Murray | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 91 | 88 |
| Pts | 320-265 | 340-280 |
| Total Points | 585 | 620 |
| Winners | 131 | 138 |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% |
Both Murray and Marchenko played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Andy Murray dropped 1 set, while Illya Marchenko dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Murray and Marchenko have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Murray played 3 games more than Marchenko. Murray scored 131 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Illya blasted 138 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Murray | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 32 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 8 |
| 1st in | 179/276 | 169/318 |
| %1st in | 65% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 131/179 | 138/169 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 55/97 | 64/149 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 43% |
Murray recorded 18 aces (4.5 per match). Marchenko fired 32 aces (8 per match). Murray won 73% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Marchenko won 82% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Murray | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 17 |
| Converted | 15/43 | 17/43 |
| % Converted | 35% | 40% |
| Conceded | 10 | 28 |
| Saved | 6 | 20 |
| % Saved | 60% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
Murray broke his opponents 15 times with a 35% conversion rate. Andy surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Illya broke his opponents 17 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Ukrainian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Murray | ||||||
| R1 Marterer |
R2 Marco Moroni |
1/4 Rola |
1/2 Bourgue |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 7-69 | 6-0 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 91 | |
| pts | 97-78 | 69-61 | 87-80 | 67-46 | 320-265 | |
| Total points | 175 | 130 | 167 | 113 | 585 | |
| Winners | 47 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 36% | 37% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 57/77 | 39/60 | 44/75 | 39/64 | 179/276 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 65% | 59% | 61% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 47/57 | 25/39 | 32/44 | 27/39 | 131/179 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 64% | 73% | 69% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 14/21 | 15/31 | 14/25 | 55/97 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 67% | 48% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/12 | 3/15 | 5/7 | 15/43 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 25% | 20% | 71% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | 50% | 80% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Marchenko | ||||||
| R1 Klizan |
R2 Vanni |
1/4 Giustino |
1/2 Gaio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-67 | 7-68 6-1 | 6-2 2-6 7-5 | 7-5 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 88 | |
| pts | 75-62 | 73-57 | 118-108 | 74-53 | 340-280 | |
| Total points | 137 | 130 | 226 | 127 | 620 | |
| Winners | 30 | 28 | 43 | 37 | 138 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% | 36% | 50% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 23 | |
| 1st in | 34/79 | 37/66 | 55/103 | 43/70 | 169/318 | |
| % 1st in | 43% | 56% | 53% | 61% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 30/34 | 28/37 | 43/55 | 37/43 | 138/169 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 76% | 78% | 86% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/45 | 16/29 | 18/48 | 9/27 | 64/149 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 55% | 38% | 33% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/7 | 5/22 | 4/9 | 17/43 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 57% | 23% | 44% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 28 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 5/6 | 9/13 | 4/5 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 83% | 69% | 80% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
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