Taro Daniel and Sebastian Ofner will face off in the semifinal of the Nur-Sultan 2 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taro Daniel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taro Daniel is the pick to win this match.
Taro Daniel -> 1.53
Sebastian Ofner -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Taro Daniel vs. Sebastian Ofner
This will be the 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Sebastian Ofner play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Daniel (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Daniel won 6-1 6-2 in the final in the Hamburg Challenger back in 2020.
Taro Daniel
Ranked no. 121, the Japanese got to the semifinal after beating Ryan Peniston 6-2 6-4, Denis Istomin 6-2 6-4 and Tung-Lin Wu 6-2 6-1.
In the quarter, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Wu (6-2 6-1). During the match Daniel scored 57 points vs Wu’s 35. Taro was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Daniel managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Taro Daniel was exceptionally effective on serve to win 85% (22/26) of his 1st serve and 59% (16/27) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Japanese broke Wu 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Taro hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Daniel has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (380-262). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Daniel has a 38-29 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Japanese has a 6-4 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 2 Challenger
Daniel has never competed in this tournament before.
Sebastian Ofner
Ranked no. 171, Ofner got to the semifinal after beating Evgeny Donskoy 6-2 6-4, Timofey Skatov 6-3 7-64 and Frederico Ferreira Silva 7-62 4-6 7-5.
In the quarter, Sebastian defeated Ferreira Silva (7-62 4-6 7-5). During the match Ofner scored 109 points vs Ferreira Silva’s 105. Sebastian was extremely aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about serving, Ofner managed to score 16 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Sebastian Ofner lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Ofner put 63% of his first serves in, winning 75% (53/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (20/42) on the 2nd serve. Sebastian broke Ferreira Silva 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ofner has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Sebastian has a 4-5 win-loss record in 2021, 4-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Daniel | Ofner |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 75 |
| Pts | 200-153 | 252-224 |
| Total Points | 353 | 476 |
| Winners | 79 | 112 |
| %Winners | 40% | 44% |
Both Daniel and Ofner played 3 matches. At the moment, Sebastian Ofner surrendered 1 set while Taro Daniel hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Daniel has played 1 set(s) less than Ofner (6 vs 7). Therefore, Daniel played 24 games less than Ofner. The Japanese scored 79 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Ofner fired 112 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Daniel | Ofner |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 8.7 |
| 1st in | 103/185 | 150/245 |
| %1st in | 56% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 79/103 | 112/150 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 44/82 | 48/95 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 51% |
Daniel made 12 aces (4 per match). Ofner scored 26 aces (8.7 per match). Daniel won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Ofner won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Daniel | Ofner |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 10 |
| Converted | 11/27 | 10/22 |
| % Converted | 41% | 45% |
| Conceded | 15 | 23 |
| Saved | 14 | 17 |
| % Saved | 93% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 |
Daniel broke his opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Japanese surrendered his serve once and he saved 93% of the break points that he conceded. Ofner broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Sebastian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Daniel | |||||
| R1 Peniston |
R2 Istomin |
1/4 Wu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 15 | 51 | |
| pts | 73-64 | 70-54 | 57-35 | 200-153 | |
| Total points | 137 | 124 | 92 | 353 | |
| Winners | 30 | 27 | 22 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 39% | 39% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 44/75 | 33/57 | 26/53 | 103/185 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 58% | 49% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 30/44 | 27/33 | 22/26 | 79/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 82% | 85% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/31 | 12/24 | 16/27 | 44/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 50% | 59% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/12 | 4/6 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 25% | 67% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 100% | 100% | 96% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ofner | |||||
| R1 Donskoy |
R2 Skatov |
1/4 Ferreira Silva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 7-64 | 7-62 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 22 | 35 | 75 | |
| pts | 62-49 | 81-70 | 109-105 | 252-224 | |
| Total points | 111 | 151 | 214 | 476 | |
| Winners | 24 | 35 | 53 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% | 49% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 30/59 | 49/73 | 71/113 | 150/245 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 67% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 24/30 | 35/49 | 53/71 | 112/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 71% | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/29 | 10/24 | 20/42 | 48/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 42% | 48% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/11 | 3/7 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 36% | 43% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | |
| Saved | 7/7 | 2/5 | 8/11 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 40% | 73% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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