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H2H, PREDICTION Aleksandar Vukic vs Blaz Kavcic | Split 1 Challenger odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Split 1 Challenger. Vukic and Kavcic will clash against each other in the quarter of the Split 1 Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match

Mark Hall

9 April 2021

Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Vukic vs. Blaz Kavcic

Aleksandar Vukic and Blaz Kavcic will clash against each other in the quarter of the Split 1 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 4. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Blaz Kavcic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Blaz Kavcic is the pick to win this match.
Blaz Kavcic -> 1.64
Aleksandar Vukic -> 2.26

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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Vukic vs. Blaz Kavcic

There is no head to head record between Aleksandar Vukic and Blaz Kavcic since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Aleksandar Vukic

Ranked no. 207, Aleksandar got to the quarter after beating Mili Poljicak 6-1 6-1 and Kimmer Coppejans 2-6 6-4 6-4.

In the 2^nd round against Coppejans, Vukic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-4). During the match Vukic and Coppejans scored the same amount of points (87). However, the world no. 207 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Vukic was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.

Talking about the service games, Vukic fired 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Aleksandar Vukic was pretty effective on serve to win 74% (34/46) of his 1st serve and 51% (23/45) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Vukic broke Coppejans 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Aleksandar started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

Vukic has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 58% of his matches (169-122). 2-0 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Vukic has a 67-40 match record in the last 7 years on clay.

Vukic has a 3-5 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Split 1 Challenger

Aleksandar has never competed in this tournament before.

Split 1 Challenger

Vukic's Record

Blaz Kavcic

Ranked no. 238, the Slovenian got to the quarter after beating Bozo Barun 6-4 6-3, Matteo Martineau 3-6 6-3 6-1, Mohamed Safwat 6-3 6-3 and Elias Ymer 4-6 7-6⁷ 6-4.

In the 2^nd round against Ymer, Kavcic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-6⁷ 6-4). During the match Kavcic and Ymer scored the same amount of points (115). However, the world no. 207 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Slovenian was very aggressive to blast 48 winners.

Talking about serving, Kavcic wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Blaz Kavcic lost the serve 5 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Kavcic put 72% of his first serves in, winning 56% (48/86) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (21/34) on the 2nd serve. The Slovenian broke Ymer 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Slovenian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

The Slovenian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Gran Canaria 2 Challenger.

The Slovenian has a 16-7 win-loss record in 2021, 13-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Split 1 Challenger

Kavcic's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Vukic	Kavcic
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	5	10
Tot Games	42	95
Pts	142-113	334-291
Total Points	255	625
Winners	55	147
%Winners	39%	44%

Vukic played 2 matches while Kavcic competed in 4 matches. Kavcic started his run from the qualifications while Vukic had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Aleksandar Vukic lost 1 set, while Blaz Kavcic surrendered 2 sets. Vukic has played 5 set(s) less than Kavcic (5 vs 10). Therefore, Vukic played 53 games less than Kavcic. The Australian scored 55 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Blaz bagged 147 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Vukic	Kavcic
Aces	10	3
Avg per match	5	0.8
1st in	75/131	245/316
%1st in	57%	78%
1st pts	55/75	147/245
%1st pts	73%	60%
2nd pts	29/56	39/71
%2nd pts	52%	55%

Vukic struck 10 aces (5 per match). Kavcic struck 3 aces (0.8 per match). Vukic won 73% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Kavcic won 60% 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	Vukic	Kavcic
Won	9	22
Converted	9/15	22/41
% Converted	60%	54%
Conceded	15	38
Saved	11	24
% Saved	73%	63%
Times Broken	4	14

The Australian broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. The Australian dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Kavcic broke his opponents 22 times with a 54% conversion rate. Blaz conceded his serve 14 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.

	R1 Poljicak	R2 Coppejans	Total
Vukic
Score	6-1 6-1	2-6 6-4 6-4
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	14	28	42
pts	55-26	87-87	142-113
Total points	81	174	255
Winners	21	34	55
%Winners	38%	39%	39%
SERVE
Aces	2	8	10
Double Faults	2	1	3
1st in	29/40	46/91	75/131
% 1st in	73%	51%	57%
1st pts	21/29	34/46	55/75
% 1st pts	72%	74%	73%
2nd pts	6/11	23/45	29/56
% 2nd pts	55%	51%	52%
Breaks
Won	6	3	9
Converted	6/8	3/7	9/15
Converted %	75%	43%	60%
Conceded	1	14	15
Saved	0/1	11/14	11
Saved %	0%	79%	40%
Times Broken	1	3	4

	Q1 Barun	Q3 Martineau	R1 Safwat	R2 Ymer	Total
Kavcic
Score	6-4 6-3	3-6 6-3 6-1	6-3 6-3	4-6 7-6⁷ 6-4
Tot Set	2	3	2	3	10
Tot Games	19	25	18	33	95
pts	65-51	95-80	59-45	115-115	334-291
Total points	116	175	104	230	625
Winners	36	40	23	48	147
%Winners	55%	42%	39%	42%	44%
SERVE
Aces	0	2	1	0	3
Double Faults	1	4	0	2	7
1st in	55/66	65/79	39/51	86/120	245/316
% 1st in	83%	82%	76%	72%	78%
1st pts	36/55	40/65	23/39	48/86	147/245
% 1st pts	65%	62%	59%	56%	60%
2nd pts	2/11	9/14	7/12	21/34	39/71
% 2nd pts	18%	64%	58%	62%	55%
Breaks
Won	5	6	6	5	22
Converted	5/6	6/14	6/10	5/11	22/41
Converted %	83%	43%	60%	45%	54%
Conceded	9	8	5	16	38
Saved	6/9	5/8	2/5	11/16	24
Saved %	67%	63%	40%	69%	120%
Times Broken	3	3	3	5	14