Liam Broady and Teimuraz Gabashvili will square off in the semifinal of the Potchefstroom 2 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on COURT 10. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liam Broady who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Liam Broady is the pick to win this match.
Liam Broady -> 1.27
Teimuraz Gabashvili -> 3.76
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Prediction and head to head Liam Broady vs. Teimuraz Gabashvili
This will be the 2nd time that Liam Broady and Teimuraz Gabashvili square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gabashvili (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Gabashvili won 6-4 7-6(4) in the quarter in the Samarkand Challenger back in 2015.
Liam Broady
Ranked no. 191, the Brit reached the quarter after beating Viktor Galovic 6-3 6-1, Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-3 6-0 and Adrian Menendez-Maceiras 4-6 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter against Menendez-Maceiras, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Broady scored 87 points vs Menendez-Maceiras’s 73. The Brit was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Broady fired 6 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Liam Broady lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Broady put 58% of his first serves in, winning 75% (36/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (17/35) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Menendez-Maceiras 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 60% of the points he played.
Broady has a favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (336-238). 9-2 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Broady has a 201-114 record in the last years on hard.
The Brit’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Potchefstroom 1 Challenger.
Liam has a 9-2 win-loss record in 2021, 9-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Potchefstroom 2 Challenger
Broady has never competed in this tournament before.
Teimuraz Gabashvili
Ranked no. 279, Teimuraz reached the quarter after beating Alec Beckley 2-6 6-1 6-1, Ulises Blanch 6-4 1-6 6-3 and Akira Santillan 7-65 4-6 6-3.
In the quarter, The Russian defeated Santillan (7-65 4-6 6-3).-92) than Santillan. In fact, the world no. 191 won 92 points vs Santillan’s. That means that Gabashvili was more focused during the important points. Teimuraz was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Gabashvili struck 2 aces and he was not very solid on his 2nd serve to score 16 double faults. Teimuraz Gabashvili lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gabashvili put 44% of his first serves in, winning 66% (29/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (29/56) on the 2nd serve. Gabashvili was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Santillan 5 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Teimuraz has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Broady | Gabashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 80 |
| Pts | 209-139 | 239-223 |
| Total Points | 348 | 462 |
| Winners | 75 | 77 |
| %Winners | 36% | 32% |
Both Broady and Gabashvili played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Liam Broady surrendered 1 set, while Teimuraz Gabashvili lost 3 sets. Broady has played 2 set(s) less than Gabashvili (7 vs 9). Therefore, Broady played 23 games less than Gabashvili. Liam scored 75 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Gabashvili fired 77 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Broady | Gabashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 92/152 | 105/221 |
| %1st in | 61% | 48% |
| 1st pts | 75/92 | 77/105 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 38/60 | 60/116 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 52% |
Broady made 9 aces (3 per match). Gabashvili fired 11 aces (3.7 per match). Broady won 82% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Gabashvili won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Broady | Gabashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 14 |
| Converted | 14/31 | 14/21 |
| % Converted | 45% | 67% |
| Conceded | 4 | 16 |
| Saved | 2 | 5 |
| % Saved | 50% | 31% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 11 |
Broady broke his opponents 14 times with a 45% conversion rate. Broady surrendered his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Teimuraz broke his opponents 14 times with a 67% conversion rate. Teimuraz conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 31% of the break points that he conceded.
| Broady | |||||
| R1 Galovic |
R2 Blancaneaux |
1/4 Menendez-Maceiras |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-0 | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 15 | 26 | 57 | |
| pts | 65-37 | 57-29 | 87-73 | 209-139 | |
| Total points | 102 | 86 | 160 | 348 | |
| Winners | 21 | 18 | 36 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | 41% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 23/36 | 21/33 | 48/83 | 92/152 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | 58% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 21/23 | 18/21 | 36/48 | 75/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 86% | 75% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/13 | 10/12 | 17/35 | 38/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 85% | 83% | 49% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/15 | 5/10 | 5/6 | 14/31 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 50% | 83% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 50% | 17% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Gabashvili | |||||
| R1 Beckley |
R2 Blanch |
1/4 Santillan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-1 6-1 | 6-4 1-6 6-3 | 7-65 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 26 | 32 | 80 | |
| pts | 66-49 | 81-77 | 92-97 | 239-223 | |
| Total points | 115 | 158 | 189 | 462 | |
| Winners | 16 | 32 | 29 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 24% | 40% | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 12 | 6 | 16 | 34 | |
| 1st in | 23/54 | 38/67 | 44/100 | 105/221 | |
| % 1st in | 43% | 57% | 44% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 16/23 | 32/38 | 29/44 | 77/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 84% | 66% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/31 | 16/29 | 29/56 | 60/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 55% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 7/10 | 2/6 | 5/5 | 14/21 | |
| Converted % | 70% | 33% | 100% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | |
| Saved | 0/4 | 1/3 | 4/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 33% | 44% | 26% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWLWWWW Tennis Scores in Potchefstroom 2 Challenger
- Lucas MiedlerMiedler – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (5-7 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Cem IlkelIlkel (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili – Akira SantillanSantillan (7-65 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili – Liam BroadyBroady (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lucas MiedlerMiedler – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (0-0) – H2H and prediction
