Steven Diez and Riccardo Bonadio will square off in the quarter of the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Steven Diez who should win in 3 sets.
Steven Diez -> 1.8
Riccardo Bonadio -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head Steven Diez vs. Riccardo Bonadio
This will be the 2nd time that Steven Diez and Riccardo Bonadio face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Diez (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Diez won 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in the Budapest Challenger back in 2019.
Steven Diez
Ranked no. 190, Steven got to the quarter after beating Emilio Nava 7-64 6-74 6-2 and Alessandro Giannessi 7-66 7-68.
In the 2nd round, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Giannessi (7-66 7-68). During the match Diez scored 88 points vs Giannessi’s 84. The Canadian was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Diez scored 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Steven Diez was quite effective on serve to win 72% (39/54) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Canadian broke Giannessi 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Diez has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (368-248). 2-0 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Diez has a 215-135 match record in the last years on clay.
The Canadian has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger
The Canadian has never competed in this tournament before.
Riccardo Bonadio
Ranked no. 295, the Italian got to the quarter after beating Nicola Kuhn 6-4 6-4 and Blaz Kavcic 4-6 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Kavcic, Bonadio recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Bonadio scored 100 points vs Kavcic’s 88. Bonadio was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Bonadio fired 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Riccardo Bonadio lost the serve 6 times and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Bonadio put 62% of his first serves in, winning 63% (37/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (14/36) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Kavcic 8 times after converting 53% of his break points (8/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Riccardo has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Riccardo has a 4-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Diez | Bonadio |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 48 |
| Pts | 213-195 | 170-146 |
| Total Points | 408 | 316 |
| Winners | 87 | 63 |
| %Winners | 41% | 37% |
Both Diez and Bonadio played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Steven Diez dropped 1 set, while Riccardo Bonadio lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Diez and Bonadio have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Diez played 12 games more than Bonadio. The Canadian scored 87 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian managed to score 63 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Diez | Bonadio |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 124/199 | 93/158 |
| %1st in | 62% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 87/124 | 63/93 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 35/75 | 30/65 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 46% |
Diez bagged 7 aces (3.5 per match). Bonadio fired 6 aces (3 per match). Diez won 70% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Bonadio won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Diez | Bonadio |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 11 |
| Converted | 11/20 | 11/20 |
| % Converted | 55% | 55% |
| Conceded | 22 | 21 |
| Saved | 13 | 14 |
| % Saved | 59% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 7 |
Steven broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. Steven lost his serve 9 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded. Riccardo broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. Riccardo conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Diez | ||||
| R1 Nava | R2 Giannessi | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-74 6-2 | 7-66 7-68 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 26 | 60 | |
| pts | 125-111 | 88-84 | 213-195 | |
| Total points | 236 | 172 | 408 | |
| Winners | 48 | 39 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 70/117 | 54/82 | 124/199 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 66% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 48/70 | 39/54 | 87/124 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/47 | 15/28 | 35/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 54% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 8/11 | 3/9 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 73% | 33% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 7 | 22 | |
| Saved | 9/15 | 4/7 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 57% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Bonadio | ||||
| R1 Kuhn | R2 Kavcic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 28 | 48 | |
| pts | 70-58 | 100-88 | 170-146 | |
| Total points | 128 | 188 | 316 | |
| Winners | 26 | 37 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 34/63 | 59/95 | 93/158 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 62% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 26/34 | 37/59 | 63/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 63% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 14/36 | 30/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 39% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 8/15 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 53% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 18 | 21 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 12/18 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Steven DiezDiez (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Nikola MilojevicMilojevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Filip HoranskyHoransky (0-2) – H2H and prediction