Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Jurij Rodionov will face off in the semifinal of the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 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 Jurij Rodionov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jurij Rodionov is the pick to win this match.
Jurij Rodionov -> 1.57
Prajnesh Gunneswaran -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs. Jurij Rodionov
This will be the 2nd time that Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Jurij Rodionov clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rodionov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Rodionov won 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the 1st round in the Kaohsiung Challenger back in 2018.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Ranked no. 138, the Indian reached the semifinal after beating Dostanbek Tashbulatov 6-2 6-3, Brayden Schnur 3-6 6-3 6-0 and Martin Klizan 6-3 4-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Prajnesh defeated Klizan (6-3 4-6 6-4). During the match Gunneswaran scored 91 points vs Klizan’s 86. Gunneswaran was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gunneswaran fired 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Gunneswaran put 60% of his first serves in, winning 83% (43/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (15/34) on the 2nd serve. Gunneswaran broke Klizan 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gunneswaran has conceded 2 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Gunneswaran has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (259-152). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Gunneswaran has a 8-12 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Gunneswaran has a 4-4 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 1 Challenger
Prajnesh has never competed in this tournament before.
Jurij Rodionov
Ranked no. 152, Rodionov got to the semifinal after defeating Ivan Nedelko 6-3 6-3, Tatsuma Ito 6-3 6-2 and Tomas Machac 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter, Jurij had a good straight sets win against Machac (6-2 6-3). During the match Rodionov scored 68 points vs Machac’s 48. Jurij was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Rodionov bagged 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Jurij Rodionov conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 4 break points. Furthermore, Rodionov put 67% of his first serves in, winning 86% (32/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. Rodionov broke Machac 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jurij hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
The Austrian has a 4-4 win-loss record in 2021, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gunneswaran | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 52 |
| Pts | 237-203 | 188-138 |
| Total Points | 440 | 326 |
| Winners | 100 | 79 |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% |
Both Gunneswaran and Rodionov played 3 matches. At the moment, Prajnesh Gunneswaran dropped 2 sets while Jurij Rodionov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Gunneswaran has played 2 sets more than Rodionov (8 vs 6). Therefore, Gunneswaran played 18 games more than Rodionov. The Indian scored 100 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Jurij fired 79 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gunneswaran | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5.7 |
| 1st in | 132/214 | 99/153 |
| %1st in | 62% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 100/132 | 79/99 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 46/82 | 24/54 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 44% |
Gunneswaran fired 15 aces (5 per match). Rodionov recorded 17 aces (5.7 per match). Gunneswaran won 76% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Rodionov won 80% 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 | Gunneswaran | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 13 |
| Converted | 12/30 | 13/26 |
| % Converted | 40% | 50% |
| Conceded | 20 | 9 |
| Saved | 17 | 6 |
| % Saved | 85% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Gunneswaran broke his opponents 12 times with a 40% conversion rate. Gunneswaran lost his serve 3 times and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded. Jurij broke his opponents 13 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Austrian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gunneswaran | |||||
| R1 Tashbulatov |
R2 Schnur |
1/4 Klizan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 3-6 6-3 6-0 | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 24 | 29 | 70 | |
| pts | 61-44 | 85-73 | 91-86 | 237-203 | |
| Total points | 105 | 158 | 177 | 440 | |
| Winners | 29 | 28 | 43 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 33% | 47% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 41/54 | 39/74 | 52/86 | 132/214 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 53% | 60% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 29/41 | 28/39 | 43/52 | 100/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 72% | 83% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/13 | 23/35 | 15/34 | 46/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 66% | 44% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/12 | 4/10 | 12/30 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 7/8 | 7/9 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 88% | 78% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Rodionov | |||||
| R1 Nedelko |
R2 Ito |
1/4 Machac |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 17 | 17 | 52 | |
| pts | 61-47 | 59-43 | 68-48 | 188-138 | |
| Total points | 108 | 102 | 116 | 326 | |
| Winners | 31 | 16 | 32 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 27% | 47% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 39/57 | 23/41 | 37/55 | 99/153 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 56% | 67% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 31/39 | 16/23 | 32/37 | 79/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 70% | 86% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/18 | 9/18 | 8/18 | 24/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 50% | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 6/9 | 3/11 | 13/26 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | 27% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 100% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
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