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H2H, PREDICTION Jurij Rodionov vs Tomas Machac | Sultan 1 Challenger odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Sultan 1 Challenger. Rodionov and Machac will fight against each other in the quarter of the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match

Mark Hall

26 February 2021

Prediction and head to head Jurij Rodionov vs. Tomas Machac

Jurij Rodionov and Tomas Machac will square off in the quarter of the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tomas Machac who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Tomas Machac is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Machac -> 1.36
Jurij Rodionov -> 3.15

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Prediction and head to head Jurij Rodionov vs. Tomas Machac

There is no head to head record between Jurij Rodionov and Tomas Machac since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Jurij Rodionov

Ranked no. 152, the Austrian got to the quarter after defeating Ivan Nedelko 6-3 6-3 and Tatsuma Ito 6-3 6-2.

In the 2^nd round, Jurij had a good straight sets win against Ito (6-3 6-2). During the match Rodionov scored 59 points vs Ito’s 43. Rodionov was quite aggressive to blast 16 winners.

Talking about the service games, Rodionov struck 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jurij Rodionov lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Rodionov put 56% of his first serves in, winning 70% (16/23) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (9/18) on the 2nd serve. Jurij broke Ito 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Austrian hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.

Rodionov has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 60% of his matches (140-93). 3-3 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rodionov has a 37-22 win-loss record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.

Rodionov has a 3-4 win-loss record in 2021, 3-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Sultan 1 Challenger

The Austrian has never competed in this tournament before.

Sultan 1 Challenger

Rodionov's Record

Tomas Machac

Ranked no. 173 (career high), Machac reached the quarter after defeating Evgeny Donskoy 6-3 3-6 6-1 and Maximilian Marterer 6-4 3-6 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Tomas defeated Marterer (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match Machac scored 96 points vs Marterer’s 94. Tomas was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about serving, Machac bagged 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Tomas Machac lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Machac put 63% of his first serves in, winning 68% (45/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (18/38) on the 2nd serve. Machac broke Marterer 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Tomas has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

Tomas has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Sultan 1 Challenger

Machac's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Rodionov	Machac
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	4	6
Tot Games	35	53
Pts	120-90	184-168
Total Points	210	352
Winners	47	81
%Winners	39%	44%

Both Rodionov and Machac played 2 matches. At the moment, Tomas Machac surrendered 2 sets while Jurij Rodionov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Rodionov has played 2 set(s) less than Machac (4 vs 6). Therefore, Rodionov played 18 games less than Machac. The Austrian scored 47 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Machac made 81 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Rodionov	Machac
Aces	9	16
Avg per match	4.5	8
1st in	62/98	114/175
%1st in	63%	65%
1st pts	47/62	81/114
%1st pts	76%	71%
2nd pts	16/36	31/61
%2nd pts	44%	51%

Rodionov managed to score 9 aces (4.5 per match). Machac struck 16 aces (8 per match). Rodionov won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Machac won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Rodionov	Machac
Won	10	7
Converted	10/15	7/23
% Converted	67%	30%
Conceded	5	10
Saved	2	6
% Saved	40%	60%
Times Broken	3	4

Rodionov broke his opponents 10 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Austrian dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. The Czech broke his opponents 7 times with a 30% conversion rate. Tomas conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.

	R1 Nedelko	R2 Ito	Total
Rodionov
Score	6-3 6-3	6-3 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	18	17	35
pts	61-47	59-43	120-90
Total points	108	102	210
Winners	31	16	47
%Winners	51%	27%	39%
SERVE
Aces	3	6	9
Double Faults	6	3	9
1st in	39/57	23/41	62/98
% 1st in	68%	56%	63%
1st pts	31/39	16/23	47/62
% 1st pts	79%	70%	76%
2nd pts	7/18	9/18	16/36
% 2nd pts	39%	50%	44%
Breaks
Won	4	6	10
Converted	4/6	6/9	10/15
Converted %	67%	67%	67%
Conceded	3	2	5
Saved	2/3	0/2	2
Saved %	67%	0%	34%
Times Broken	1	2	3

	R1 Donskoy	R2 Marterer	Total
Machac
Score	6-3 3-6 6-1	6-4 3-6 6-3
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	25	28	53
pts	88-74	96-94	184-168
Total points	162	190	352
Winners	36	45	81
%Winners	41%	47%	44%
SERVE
Aces	11	5	16
Double Faults	2	2	4
1st in	48/71	66/104	114/175
% 1st in	68%	63%	65%
1st pts	36/48	45/66	81/114
% 1st pts	75%	68%	71%
2nd pts	13/23	18/38	31/61
% 2nd pts	57%	47%	51%
Breaks
Won	4	3	7
Converted	4/14	3/9	7/23
Converted %	29%	33%	30%
Conceded	2	8	10
Saved	0/2	6/8	6
Saved %	0%	75%	38%
Times Broken	2	2	4