Ulises Blanch and Alibek Kachmazov will square off in the qualifications of the Nur-Sultan 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 12:30 pm 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 Ulises Blanch who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ulises Blanch is the pick to win this match.
Ulises Blanch -> 1.33
Alibek Kachmazov -> 3.2
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Prediction and head to head Ulises Blanch vs. Alibek Kachmazov
There is no head to head record between Ulises Blanch and Alibek Kachmazov since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Ulises Blanch
Ranked no. 244, the American got to the qualifications after defeating Yan Bondarevskiy 7-64 6-3.
In the qualifications, Blanch had a good straight sets win against Bondarevskiy (7-64 6-3). During the match Blanch scored 84 points vs Bondarevskiy’s 74. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Blanch blasted 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Ulises Blanch lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Blanch put 58% of his first serves in, winning 67% (35/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (15/37) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Bondarevskiy 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Blanch has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 55% of his matches (145-120). 2-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Blanch has a 24-14 win-loss record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
The American has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 2 Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Alibek Kachmazov
Ranked no. 691 (career high), the Russian got to the qualifications after beating Aleksandre Metreveli 6-4 2-0 ret..
In the qualifications, Kachmazov had a good straight sets win against Metreveli (6-4 2-0 ret.). During the match Kachmazov scored 49 points vs Metreveli’s 37. Kachmazov was exceptionally aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about serving, Kachmazov scored 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alibek Kachmazov was extremely efficient on serve to win 72% (21/29) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alibek broke Metreveli twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
The Russian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M15 St. Petersburg.
Kachmazov has a 9-3 win-loss record in 2021, 8-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Head 2 Head
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