Jiri Lehecka and Matija Pecotic will square off in the 1st round of the St. Petersburg 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 12:30 pm on COURT 2. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jiri Lehecka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.55
Matija Pecotic -> 2.39
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Prediction and head to head Jiri Lehecka vs. Matija Pecotic
There is no head to head record between Jiri Lehecka and Matija Pecotic since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Jiri Lehecka
Ranked no. 332, Jiri got to the 1st round after defeating Ivan Nedelko 6-1 6-3 and Jelle Sels 6-4 6-3.
In the qualifications, Lehecka had a good straight sets win against Sels (6-4 6-3). During the match Lehecka scored 72 points vs Sels’s 50. The Czech was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Lehecka blasted 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Jiri Lehecka lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Lehecka put 77% of his first serves in, winning 75% (33/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (5/13) on the 2nd serve. Jiri broke Sels 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lehecka started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 60% of the points he played.
Lehecka has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 60% of his matches (58-39). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Lehecka has a 10-7 record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
The Czech’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Sharm El Sheikh.
Jiri has a 13-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the St. Petersburg 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021. See his history.
Matija Pecotic
Ranked no. 348, Matija got to the 1st round after defeating Uladzimir Ignatik 0-6 7-63 6-4 and Alessandro Bega 6-3 6-3.
In the qualifications, Pecotic had a good straight sets win against Bega (6-3 6-3). During the match Pecotic scored 63 points vs Bega’s 40. The Croatian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Pecotic managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Matija Pecotic was quite effective on serve to win 81% (25/31) of his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Croatian broke Bega 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Croatian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Matija has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lehecka | Pecotic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 47 |
| Pts | 136-92 | 156-141 |
| Total Points | 228 | 297 |
| Winners | 59 | 57 |
| %Winners | 43% | 37% |
Both Lehecka and Pecotic played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Matija Pecotic lost 1 set while Jiri Lehecka hasn’t dropped a set so far. Lehecka has played 1 set(s) less than Pecotic (4 vs 5). Therefore, Lehecka played 12 games less than Pecotic. Lehecka scored 59 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Pecotic made 57 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lehecka | Pecotic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 76/104 | 87/139 |
| %1st in | 73% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 59/76 | 57/87 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 11/28 | 26/52 |
| %2nd pts | 39% | 50% |
Lehecka bagged 11 aces (5.5 per match). Pecotic struck 8 aces (4 per match). Lehecka won 78% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 39% of the points. On the other side, Pecotic won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lehecka | Pecotic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 9 |
| Converted | 10/17 | 9/18 |
| % Converted | 59% | 50% |
| Conceded | 10 | 15 |
| Saved | 6 | 7 |
| % Saved | 60% | 47% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
Lehecka broke his opponents 10 times with a 59% conversion rate. Lehecka conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Croatian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 47% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lehecka | ||||
| Q1 Nedelko |
Q3 Sels |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 19 | 35 | |
| pts | 64-42 | 72-50 | 136-92 | |
| Total points | 106 | 122 | 228 | |
| Winners | 26 | 33 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 32/47 | 44/57 | 76/104 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 77% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | 33/44 | 59/76 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 75% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/15 | 5/13 | 11/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 38% | 39% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/8 | 10/17 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 63% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 57% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Pecotic | ||||
| Q1 Ignatik |
Q3 Bega |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 0-6 7-63 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 18 | 47 | |
| pts | 93-101 | 63-40 | 156-141 | |
| Total points | 194 | 103 | 297 | |
| Winners | 32 | 25 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 40% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 56/93 | 31/46 | 87/139 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 67% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 32/56 | 25/31 | 57/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 81% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/37 | 10/15 | 26/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 67% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 4/6 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 67% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 2 | 15 | |
| Saved | 6/13 | 1/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 46% | 50% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
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