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H2H, PREDICTION Henri Laaksonen vs Kacper Zuk | Sultan 1 Challenger odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Sultan 1 Challenger. Laaksonen and Zuk will square off in the quarter of the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match

Mark Hall

26 February 2021

Prediction and head to head Henri Laaksonen vs. Kacper Zuk

Henri Laaksonen and Kacper Zuk will fight against each other in the quarter of the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kacper Zuk who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kacper Zuk is the pick to win this match.
Kacper Zuk -> 1.64
Henri Laaksonen -> 2.26

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Prediction and head to head Henri Laaksonen vs. Kacper Zuk

There is no head to head record between Henri Laaksonen and Kacper Zuk since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Henri Laaksonen

Ranked no. 134, Laaksonen reached the quarter after beating Roberto Quiroz 6-4 6-2 and Borna Gojo 1-6 7-5 6-2.

In the 2^nd round against Gojo, The Swiss recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-5 6-2). During the match Laaksonen scored 94 points vs Gojo’s 90. Henri was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.

Regarding the service games, Laaksonen couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Henri Laaksonen was pretty efficient on serve to win 73% (30/41) of his 1st serve and 53% (21/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Henri broke Gojo 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Swiss has dropped 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.

Laaksonen has a good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (339-268). 2-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Laaksonen has a 95-64 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

Laaksonen has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Sultan 1 Challenger

Henri has never competed in this tournament before.

Sultan 1 Challenger

Laaksonen's Record

Kacper Zuk

Ranked no. 241 (career high), Kacper got to the quarter after defeating Bogdan Bobrov 6-2 6-1 and Tung-Lin Wu 6-3 4-2 ret..

In the 2^nd round, The Pole had a good straight sets win against Wu (6-3 4-2 ret.). During the match Zuk scored 51 points vs Wu’s 29. The Pole was quite aggressive to blast 18 winners.

Talking about serving, Zuk blasted 11 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Kacper Zuk was quite efficient on serve to win 86% (18/21) of his 1st serve and 68% (13/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Kacper broke Wu 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).

The Pole has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2021, 8-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Sultan 1 Challenger

Zuk's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Laaksonen	Zuk
Match played	2	1
Tot Set	5	2
Tot Games	45	15
Pts	155-130	57-36
Total Points	285	93
Winners	50	21
%Winners	32%	37%

Laaksonen played 2 matches while Zuk competed in 1 match. At the moment, Henri Laaksonen dropped 1 set while Kacper Zuk hasn’t lost a set so far. Laaksonen has played 3 sets more than Zuk (5 vs 2). Therefore, Laaksonen played 30 games more than Zuk. Laaksonen scored 50 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, The Pole managed to score 21 winners (37%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Laaksonen	Zuk
Aces	7	7
Avg per match	3.5	7
1st in	63/128	27/44
%1st in	49%	61%
1st pts	50/63	21/27
%1st pts	79%	78%
2nd pts	39/65	9/17
%2nd pts	60%	53%

Laaksonen scored 7 aces (3.5 per match). Zuk fired 7 aces . Laaksonen won 79% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Zuk won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Laaksonen	Zuk
Won	7	5
Converted	7/19	5/5
% Converted	37%	100%
Conceded	11	3
Saved	8	2
% Saved	73%	67%
Times Broken	3	1

Laaksonen broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Swiss surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Pole broke his opponent 5 times with a 100% conversion rate. Zuk conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

	R1 Quiroz	R2 Gojo	Total
Laaksonen
Score	6-4 6-2	1-6 7-5 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	18	27	45
pts	61-40	94-90	155-130
Total points	101	184	285
Winners	20	30	50
%Winners	33%	32%	32%
SERVE
Aces	7	0	7
Double Faults	1	1	2
1st in	22/47	41/81	63/128
% 1st in	47%	51%	49%
1st pts	20/22	30/41	50/63
% 1st pts	91%	73%	79%
2nd pts	18/25	21/40	39/65
% 2nd pts	72%	53%	60%
Breaks
Won	3	4	7
Converted	3/6	4/13	7/19
Converted %	50%	31%	37%
Conceded	3	8	11
Saved	3/3	5/8	8
Saved %	100%	63%	82%
Times Broken	0	3	3

	R1 Bobrov	R2 Wu	Total
Zuk
Score	6-2 6-1	6-3 4-2 ret.
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	15	15	30
pts	57-36	51-29	108-65
Total points	93	80	173
Winners	21	18	39
%Winners	37%	35%	36%
SERVE
Aces	7	11	18
Double Faults	1	0	1
1st in	27/44	21/40	48/84
% 1st in	61%	53%	57%
1st pts	21/27	18/21	39/48
% 1st pts	78%	86%	81%
2nd pts	9/17	13/19	22/36
% 2nd pts	53%	68%	61%
Breaks
Won	5	3	8
Converted	5/5	3/5	8/10
Converted %	100%	60%	80%
Conceded	3	4	7
Saved	2/3	3/4	5
Saved %	67%	75%	71%
Times Broken	1	1	2