Nikola Milojevic and Enzo Couacaud will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nikola Milojevic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikola Milojevic is the pick to win this match.
Nikola Milojevic -> 1.68
Enzo Couacaud -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Nikola Milojevic vs. Enzo Couacaud
There is no head to head record between Nikola Milojevic and Enzo Couacaud since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
The last time that they squared off, Milojevic won 7-5 6-4 in the 3rd round in Wimbledon (juniors) back in 2013.
Nikola Milojevic
Ranked no. 149, Milojevic reached the semifinal after defeating Javier Barranco Cosano 4-6 6-4 6-3, Constant Lestienne 6-2 6-4 and Andrea Pellegrino 4-6 6-1 6-4.
In the quarter against Pellegrino, The Serbian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 6-4). During the match Milojevic scored 88 points vs Pellegrino’s 72. Nikola was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Milojevic scored 6 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Nikola Milojevic was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 79% (31/39) of his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Nikola broke Pellegrino 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Serbian has conceded 2 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Milojevic has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (299-170). 3-0 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Milojevic has a 88-58 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Serbian has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger
Milojevic has never competed in this tournament before.
Enzo Couacaud
Ranked no. 216, the French player got to the semifinal after defeating Carlos Taberner 7-63 0-6 2-3 ret., Tommy Robredo 6-1 6-2 and Marco Trungelliti 6-1 0-6 7-66.
In the quarter, Enzo defeated Trungelliti (6-1 0-6 7-66).-85) than Trungelliti. In fact, the world no. 149 won 85 points vs Trungelliti’s. That means that Couacaud was more focused during the important points. Enzo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Couacaud blasted 3 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Enzo Couacaud lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Couacaud put 49% of his first serves in, winning 70% (30/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (18/45) on the 2nd serve. Enzo broke Trungelliti 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Couacaud has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Milojevic | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 41 |
| Pts | 245-204 | 150-132 |
| Total Points | 449 | 282 |
| Winners | 93 | 48 |
| %Winners | 38% | 32% |
Milojevic played 3 matches while Couacaud competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Nikola Milojevic lost 2 sets, while Enzo Couacaud conceded 1 set. Milojevic has played 3 sets more than Couacaud (8 vs 5). Therefore, Milojevic played 33 games more than Couacaud. Nikola scored 93 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The French player scored 48 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Milojevic | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 4 |
| 1st in | 113/211 | 64/143 |
| %1st in | 54% | 45% |
| 1st pts | 93/113 | 48/64 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 49/98 | 35/79 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 44% |
Milojevic made 14 aces (4.7 per match). Couacaud scored 8 aces (4 per match). Milojevic won 82% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Couacaud won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Milojevic | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 9 |
| Converted | 13/29 | 9/21 |
| % Converted | 45% | 43% |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 |
| Saved | 7 | 7 |
| % Saved | 54% | 54% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 |
Milojevic broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Milojevic lost his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded. Couacaud broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Enzo conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded.
| Milojevic | |||||
| R1 Barranco |
R2 Lestienne |
1/4 Pellegrino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 18 | 27 | 74 | |
| pts | 90-78 | 67-54 | 88-72 | 245-204 | |
| Total points | 168 | 121 | 160 | 449 | |
| Winners | 36 | 26 | 31 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% | 35% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 44/76 | 30/58 | 39/77 | 113/211 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 52% | 51% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 36/44 | 26/30 | 31/39 | 93/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 87% | 79% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/32 | 14/28 | 20/38 | 49/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 50% | 53% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 3/6 | 5/12 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 50% | 42% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/3 | 3/3 | 4/7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 57% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Couacaud | |||||
| R1 Taberner |
R2 Robredo |
1/4 Trungelliti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 0-6 2-3 ret. | 6-1 6-2 | 6-1 0-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 15 | 26 | 65 | |
| pts | 72-85 | 65-44 | 85-88 | 222-217 | |
| Total points | 157 | 109 | 173 | 439 | |
| Winners | 30 | 18 | 30 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 28% | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 37/81 | 21/55 | 43/88 | 101/224 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 38% | 49% | 45% | |
| 1st pts | 30/37 | 18/21 | 30/43 | 78/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 86% | 70% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/44 | 17/34 | 18/45 | 52/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 50% | 40% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 0/2 | 5/11 | 4/10 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 45% | 40% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 2/3 | 5/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 67% | 50% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLLWWLW Tennis Scores in Gran Canaria 1 Challenger
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Steven DiezDiez – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (6-1 0-6 7-66) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Filip HoranskyHoransky (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Filip HoranskyHoransky (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Steven DiezDiez – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Steven DiezDiez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
