Dmitry Popko and Jiri Lehecka will clash against each other in the quarter of the St. Petersburg 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am 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 Jiri Lehecka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.46
Dmitry Popko -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Dmitry Popko vs. Jiri Lehecka
There is no head to head record between Dmitry Popko and Jiri Lehecka since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Dmitry Popko
Ranked no. 184, Dmitry got to the quarter after defeating Nino Serdarusic 6-4 6-4 and Denis Yevseyev 6-4 2-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Popko defeated Yevseyev (6-4 2-6 6-4). During the match Popko scored 93 points vs Yevseyev’s 86. The Kazakhstani was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Popko made 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Dmitry Popko lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Popko put 56% of his first serves in, winning 71% (35/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Yevseyev 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Popko has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 65% of his matches (336-178). 4-4 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Popko has a 21-22 win-loss record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
Dmitry has a 5-5 win-loss record in 2021, 4-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the St. Petersburg 2 Challenger
The Kazakhstani has never competed in this tournament before.
Jiri Lehecka
Ranked no. 332, Lehecka got to the quarter after defeating Ivan Nedelko 6-1 6-3, Jelle Sels 6-4 6-3, Matija Pecotic 6-2 7-64 and Rudolf Molleker 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Jiri had a good straight sets win against Molleker (6-2 6-3). During the match Lehecka scored 59 points vs Molleker’s 41. Jiri was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Lehecka struck 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Jiri Lehecka conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Lehecka put 73% of his first serves in, winning 74% (32/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (7/16) on the 2nd serve. Jiri broke Molleker 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Lehecka’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Sharm El Sheikh.
Jiri has a 15-3 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Popko | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 73 |
| Pts | 160-142 | 264-191 |
| Total Points | 302 | 455 |
| Winners | 61 | 125 |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% |
Popko played 2 matches while Lehecka competed in 4 matches. Lehecka started his run from the qualifications while Popko had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Dmitry Popko conceded 1 set while Jiri Lehecka hasn’t dropped a set so far. Popko has played 3 set(s) less than Lehecka (5 vs 8). Therefore, Popko played 25 games less than Lehecka. Dmitry scored 61 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech scored 125 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Popko | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 89/146 | 169/230 |
| %1st in | 61% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 61/89 | 125/169 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 32/57 | 30/61 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 49% |
Popko managed to score 12 aces (6 per match). Lehecka blasted 21 aces (5.3 per match). Popko won 69% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Lehecka won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Popko | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 17 |
| Converted | 7/16 | 17/26 |
| % Converted | 44% | 65% |
| Conceded | 10 | 18 |
| Saved | 5 | 13 |
| % Saved | 50% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
Dmitry broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Jiri broke his opponents 17 times with a 65% conversion rate. The Czech conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Popko | ||||
| R1 Serdarusic |
R2 Yevseyev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 28 | 48 | |
| pts | 67-56 | 93-86 | 160-142 | |
| Total points | 123 | 179 | 302 | |
| Winners | 26 | 35 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/58 | 49/88 | 89/146 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 56% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 26/40 | 35/49 | 61/89 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 71% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 19/39 | 32/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 49% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/8 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 3/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 43% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Lehecka | ||||||
| Q1 Nedelko |
Q3 Sels |
R1 Pecotic |
R2 Molleker |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 7-64 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 73 | |
| pts | 64-42 | 72-50 | 69-58 | 59-41 | 264-191 | |
| Total points | 106 | 122 | 127 | 100 | 455 | |
| Winners | 26 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 125 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 46% | 49% | 54% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 32/47 | 44/57 | 50/67 | 43/59 | 169/230 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 77% | 75% | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | 33/44 | 34/50 | 32/43 | 125/169 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 75% | 68% | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/15 | 5/13 | 12/17 | 7/16 | 30/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 38% | 71% | 44% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 17/26 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 63% | 75% | 80% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/7 | 5/6 | 2/2 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 57% | 83% | 100% | 154% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
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