Kacper Zuk and Jack Sock will face off in the quarter of the St. Petersburg 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE 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 Kacper Zuk who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kacper Zuk is the pick to win this match.
Kacper Zuk -> 1.79
Jack Sock -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Kacper Zuk vs. Jack Sock
There is no head to head record between Kacper Zuk and Jack Sock since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Kacper Zuk
Ranked no. 233, the Pole reached the quarter after beating Igor Sijsling 6-4 6-3 and Zizou Bergs 1-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Bergs, Kacper recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Zuk scored 75 points vs Bergs’s 73. The Pole was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zuk scored just 1 ace throughout the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Kacper Zuk lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Zuk put 72% of his first serves in, winning 65% (35/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (11/21) on the 2nd serve. Zuk broke Bergs 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kacper started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Zuk has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (133-78). 11-3 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Zuk has a 31-8 match record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
Kacper has a 11-4 win-loss record in 2021, 11-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the St. Petersburg 2 Challenger
Kacper has never competed in this tournament before.
Jack Sock
Ranked no. 273, the American reached the quarter after beating Cem Ilkel 5-7 6-4 6-4 and Pavel Kotov 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Kotov (6-4 6-3). During the match Sock scored 68 points vs Kotov’s 61. Jack was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Sock struck 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Jack Sock was quite effective on serve to win 73% (29/40) of his 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Kotov 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sock 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.
Jack has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zuk | Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 51 |
| Pts | 138-122 | 167-150 |
| Total Points | 260 | 317 |
| Winners | 60 | 68 |
| %Winners | 43% | 41% |
Both Zuk and Sock played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Kacper Zuk surrendered 1 set, while Jack Sock dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zuk and Sock have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Zuk played 6 games less than Sock. The Pole scored 60 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The American bagged 68 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zuk | Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 9 |
| 1st in | 86/127 | 92/147 |
| %1st in | 68% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 60/86 | 68/92 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 21/41 | 33/55 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 60% |
Zuk struck 13 aces (6.5 per match). Sock blasted 18 aces (9 per match). Zuk won 70% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Sock won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zuk | Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 6 |
| Converted | 8/15 | 6/17 |
| % Converted | 53% | 35% |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 |
| Saved | 5 | 8 |
| % Saved | 50% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 |
The Pole broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Kacper surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Sock broke his opponents 6 times with a 35% conversion rate. Jack conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zuk | ||||
| R1 Sijsling |
R2 Bergs |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 1-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 26 | 45 | |
| pts | 63-49 | 75-73 | 138-122 | |
| Total points | 112 | 148 | 260 | |
| Winners | 25 | 35 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 32/52 | 54/75 | 86/127 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 72% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 25/32 | 35/54 | 60/86 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 65% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/20 | 11/21 | 21/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 52% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/10 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 40% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 4/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Sock | ||||
| R1 Ilkel |
R2 Kotov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 19 | 51 | |
| pts | 99-89 | 68-61 | 167-150 | |
| Total points | 188 | 129 | 317 | |
| Winners | 39 | 29 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 52/84 | 40/63 | 92/147 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 39/52 | 29/40 | 68/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/32 | 13/23 | 33/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 57% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 3/6 | 6/17 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 50% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 7/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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