Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Martin Klizan will play each other in the quarter of the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Martin Klizan who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Martin Klizan is the pick to win this match.
Martin Klizan -> 1.63
Prajnesh Gunneswaran -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs. Martin Klizan
This will be the 2nd time that Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Martin Klizan fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Klizan (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Klizan won 6-4 6-2 in the qualifications in Tokyo back in 2018.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Ranked no. 138, the Indian reached the quarter after defeating Dostanbek Tashbulatov 6-2 6-3 and Brayden Schnur 3-6 6-3 6-0.
In the 2nd round against Schnur, Gunneswaran recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-0). During the match Gunneswaran scored 85 points vs Schnur’s 73. Prajnesh was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gunneswaran struck 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Prajnesh Gunneswaran was exceptionally effective on serve to win 72% (28/39) of his 1st serve and 66% (23/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Prajnesh broke Schnur 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Prajnesh has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Gunneswaran has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (258-152). 2-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Gunneswaran has a 7-12 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Indian has a 3-4 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 1 Challenger
Gunneswaran has never competed in this tournament before.
Martin Klizan
Ranked no. 159, Martin got to the quarter after beating Timofey Skatov 6-4 4-6 7-65 and Ulises Blanch 6-77 6-2 7-65.
In the 2nd round against Blanch, Klizan recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-77 6-2 7-65). During the match Klizan scored 107 points vs Blanch’s 101. Martin was exceptionally aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Klizan struck 10 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Overall, Martin Klizan was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 77% (51/66) of his 1st serve and 55% (26/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Martin broke Blanch 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Klizan has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
The Slovakian has a 3-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Gunneswaran | Klizan |
---|---|---|
Match played | 2 | 2 |
Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
Tot Games | 41 | 67 |
Pts | 146-117 | 229-221 |
Total Points | 263 | 450 |
Winners | 57 | 101 |
%Winners | 39% | 44% |
Both Gunneswaran and Klizan played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Prajnesh Gunneswaran conceded 1 set, while Martin Klizan conceded 2 sets. Gunneswaran has played 1 set(s) less than Klizan (5 vs 6). Therefore, Gunneswaran played 26 games less than Klizan. Prajnesh scored 57 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Klizan blasted 101 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Gunneswaran | Klizan |
---|---|---|
Aces | 9 | 18 |
Avg per match | 4.5 | 9 |
1st in | 80/128 | 138/241 |
%1st in | 63% | 57% |
1st pts | 57/80 | 101/138 |
%1st pts | 71% | 73% |
2nd pts | 31/48 | 49/103 |
%2nd pts | 65% | 48% |
Gunneswaran recorded 9 aces (4.5 per match). Klizan struck 18 aces (9 per match). Gunneswaran won 71% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Klizan won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Gunneswaran | Klizan |
---|---|---|
Won | 8 | 9 |
Converted | 8/20 | 9/19 |
% Converted | 40% | 47% |
Conceded | 11 | 23 |
Saved | 10 | 16 |
% Saved | 91% | 70% |
Times Broken | 1 | 7 |
Prajnesh broke his opponents 8 times with a 40% conversion rate. Prajnesh conceded his serve once and he saved 91% of the break points that he conceded. Klizan broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. Klizan conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
Gunneswaran | ||||
R1 Tashbulatov |
R2 Schnur |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-2 6-3 | 3-6 6-3 6-0 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Tot Games | 17 | 24 | 41 | |
pts | 61-44 | 85-73 | 146-117 | |
Total points | 105 | 158 | 263 | |
Winners | 29 | 28 | 57 | |
%Winners | 48% | 33% | 39% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
1st in | 41/54 | 39/74 | 80/128 | |
% 1st in | 76% | 53% | 63% | |
1st pts | 29/41 | 28/39 | 57/80 | |
% 1st pts | 71% | 72% | 71% | |
2nd pts | 8/13 | 23/35 | 31/48 | |
% 2nd pts | 62% | 66% | 65% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Converted | 4/8 | 4/12 | 8/20 | |
Converted % | 50% | 33% | 40% | |
Conceded | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
Saved | 3/3 | 7/8 | 10 | |
Saved % | 100% | 88% | 94% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Klizan | ||||
R1 Skatov |
R2 Blanch |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-4 4-6 7-65 | 6-77 6-2 7-65 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Tot Games | 33 | 34 | 67 | |
pts | 122-120 | 107-101 | 229-221 | |
Total points | 242 | 208 | 450 | |
Winners | 50 | 51 | 101 | |
%Winners | 41% | 48% | 44% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
Double Faults | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
1st in | 72/128 | 66/113 | 138/241 | |
% 1st in | 56% | 58% | 57% | |
1st pts | 50/72 | 51/66 | 101/138 | |
% 1st pts | 69% | 77% | 73% | |
2nd pts | 23/56 | 26/47 | 49/103 | |
% 2nd pts | 41% | 55% | 48% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Converted | 5/13 | 4/6 | 9/19 | |
Converted % | 38% | 67% | 47% | |
Conceded | 18 | 5 | 23 | |
Saved | 13/18 | 3/5 | 16 | |
Saved % | 72% | 60% | 66% | |
Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Head 2 Head
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