Sumit Nagal and Nicolas Kicker will play each other in the qualifications of the Argentina Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 1:00 pm on CANCHA 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Kicker who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Kicker is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Kicker -> 1.72
Sumit Nagal -> 2.12
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Prediction and head to head Sumit Nagal vs. Nicolas Kicker
There is no head to head record between Sumit Nagal and Nicolas Kicker since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Sumit Nagal
Ranked no. 148, Sumit reached the qualifications after beating Carlos Gomez-Herrera 7-62 2-6 7-62 and Mario Vilella Martinez 6-4 6-2.
In the qualifications, The Indian had a good straight sets win against Vilella Martinez (6-4 6-2). During the match Nagal scored 68 points vs Vilella Martinez’s 56. Sumit was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Nagal scored just 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Sumit Nagal lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Nagal put 90% of his first serves in, winning 64% (41/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (3/7) on the 2nd serve. The Indian broke Vilella Martinez 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Indian has conceded 1 set in this event to win 50% of the points he played.
Nagal has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 63% of his matches (218-129). 2-1 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Nagal has a 142-67 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Indian has a 2-3 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Buenos Aires
Sumit has never competed in this tournament before.
Nicolas Kicker
Currently unranked, Nicolas got to the qualifications after beating Renzo Olivo 7-5 7-5 and Jozef Kovalik 1-6 7-66 7-5.
In the qualifications against Kovalik, Kicker recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-66 7-5).-103) than Kovalik. In fact, the world no. 148 won 103 points vs Kovalik’s. That means that Kicker was more focused during the important points. Kicker was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Kicker made 2 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Nicolas Kicker lost the serve 7 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kicker put 73% of his first serves in, winning 53% (41/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Kovalik 6 times after converting 38% of his break points (6/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
The Argentine has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Nagal | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 56 |
| Pts | 174-171 | 196-192 |
| Total Points | 345 | 388 |
| Winners | 89 | 86 |
| %Winners | 51% | 44% |
Both Nagal and Kicker played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Sumit Nagal dropped 1 set, while Nicolas Kicker lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Nagal and Kicker have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Nagal played 4 games less than Kicker. Nagal scored 89 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Kicker scored 86 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Nagal | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 138/185 | 149/200 |
| %1st in | 75% | 75% |
| 1st pts | 89/138 | 86/149 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 58% |
| 2nd pts | 23/47 | 28/51 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 55% |
Nagal fired 5 aces (2.5 per match). Kicker recorded 3 aces (1.5 per match). Nagal won 64% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Kicker won 58% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Nagal | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 10 |
| Converted | 6/12 | 10/25 |
| % Converted | 50% | 40% |
| Conceded | 22 | 24 |
| Saved | 17 | 15 |
| % Saved | 77% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 9 |
Sumit broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Nagal lost his serve 5 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Kicker broke his opponents 10 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Nagal | ||||
| Q1 Gomez-Herrera |
Q2 Vilella Martinez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 2-6 7-62 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 18 | 52 | |
| pts | 106-115 | 68-56 | 174-171 | |
| Total points | 221 | 124 | 345 | |
| Winners | 48 | 41 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 60% | 51% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 74/114 | 64/71 | 138/185 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 90% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 48/74 | 41/64 | 89/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/40 | 3/7 | 23/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 43% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 4/5 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 80% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 7 | 22 | |
| Saved | 11/15 | 6/7 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 86% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Kicker | ||||
| Q1 Olivo |
Q2 Kovalik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 1-6 7-66 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 32 | 56 | |
| pts | 93-80 | 103-112 | 196-192 | |
| Total points | 173 | 215 | 388 | |
| Winners | 45 | 41 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 40% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 72/94 | 77/106 | 149/200 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 73% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 45/72 | 41/77 | 86/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 53% | 58% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 14/29 | 28/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 48% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 6/16 | 10/25 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 38% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | 24 | |
| Saved | 10/12 | 5/12 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 42% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLWL Tennis Scores in Buenos Aires
- Agustin VelottiVelotti – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Lukas KleinKlein – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (6-4 6-73 7-5) – See score progression
- Sumit NagalNagal – Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Jozef KovalikKovalik (1-6 7-66 7-5) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Joao DominguesDomingues (6-1 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Guilherme ClezarClezar (2-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Sebastian BaezBaez (5-7 6-3 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Sumit NagalNagal – Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Jozef KovalikKovalik (1-6 7-6(6) 7-5) – See score progression
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