Blaz Rola and Blaz Kavcic will clash against each other in the final of the Split 1 Challenger for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am 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 Blaz Kavcic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Blaz Kavcic is the pick to win this match.
Blaz Kavcic -> 1.82
Blaz Rola -> 1.99
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Prediction and head to head Blaz Rola vs. Blaz Kavcic
This will be the 4th time that Blaz Rola and Blaz Kavcic face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Kavcic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Kavcic won 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in the Biella Challenger back in 2020.
Blaz Rola
Ranked no. 165, the Slovenian got to the final after beating Dmitry Popko 6-3 6-4, Duje Ajdukovic 6-1 7-5, Mirza Basic 6-2 6-4 and Andrea Collarini 7-63 6-73 6-4.
In the semifinal, Rola defeated Collarini (7-63 6-73 6-4). During the match Rola scored 125 points vs Collarini’s 120. The Slovenian was very aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rola scored 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Blaz Rola lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Rola put 71% of his first serves in, winning 68% (56/82) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the 2nd serve. Blaz broke Collarini 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovenian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Rola has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (333-216). 4-1 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rola has a 214-109 record in the last years on clay.
Rola’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Split 1 Challenger.
The Slovenian has a 9-9 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Split 1 Challenger
Blaz has never competed in this tournament before.
Blaz Kavcic
Ranked no. 238, the Slovenian reached the final after defeating Bozo Barun 6-4 6-3, Matteo Martineau 3-6 6-3 6-1, Mohamed Safwat 6-3 6-3, Elias Ymer 4-6 7-67 6-4, Aleksandar Vukic 4-6 6-2 6-2 and Kacper Zuk 2-6 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal against Zuk, Kavcic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Kavcic scored 76 points vs Zuk’s 72. Blaz was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Kavcic struck 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Blaz Kavcic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kavcic put 70% of his first serves in, winning 67% (36/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (12/23) on the 2nd serve. Kavcic broke Zuk 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kavcic started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Blaz’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Gran Canaria 2 Challenger and the Split 1 Challenger.
Blaz has a 18-7 win-loss record in 2021, 15-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rola | Kavcic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 16 |
| Tot Games | 92 | 146 |
| Pts | 351-301 | 515-450 |
| Total Points | 652 | 965 |
| Winners | 151 | 229 |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% |
Rola played 4 matches while Kavcic competed in 6 matches. Kavcic started his run from the qualifications while Rola had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Blaz Rola dropped 1 set, while Blaz Kavcic surrendered 4 sets. Rola has played 7 set(s) less than Kavcic (9 vs 16). Therefore, Rola played 54 games less than Kavcic. Blaz scored 151 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Blaz struck 229 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rola | Kavcic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 4.8 | 2 |
| 1st in | 203/315 | 363/487 |
| %1st in | 64% | 75% |
| 1st pts | 151/203 | 229/363 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 56/112 | 65/124 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 52% |
Rola blasted 19 aces (4.8 per match). Kavcic scored 12 aces (2 per match). Rola won 74% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Kavcic won 63% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rola | Kavcic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 31 |
| Converted | 15/41 | 31/63 |
| % Converted | 37% | 49% |
| Conceded | 22 | 52 |
| Saved | 16 | 33 |
| % Saved | 73% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 19 |
Rola broke his opponents 15 times with a 37% conversion rate. Blaz conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Blaz broke his opponents 31 times with a 49% conversion rate. Blaz conceded his serve 19 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rola | ||||||
| R1 Popko |
R2 Ajdukovic |
1/4 Basic |
1/2 Collarini |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-1 7-5 | 6-2 6-4 | 7-63 6-73 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 92 | |
| pts | 73-57 | 80-64 | 73-60 | 125-120 | 351-301 | |
| Total points | 130 | 144 | 133 | 245 | 652 | |
| Winners | 33 | 35 | 27 | 56 | 151 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 44% | 37% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 39/66 | 44/75 | 38/59 | 82/115 | 203/315 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | 64% | 71% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 33/39 | 35/44 | 27/38 | 56/82 | 151/203 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 80% | 71% | 68% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 13/31 | 11/21 | 18/33 | 56/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 42% | 52% | 55% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 4/9 | 4/12 | 5/15 | 15/41 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 44% | 33% | 33% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 80% | 60% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Kavcic | ||||||||
| Q1 Barun |
Q3 Martineau |
R1 Safwat |
R2 Ymer |
1/4 Vukic |
1/2 Zuk |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 3-6 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-3 | 4-6 7-67 6-4 | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 25 | 18 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 146 | |
| pts | 65-51 | 95-80 | 59-45 | 115-115 | 105-87 | 76-72 | 515-450 | |
| Total points | 116 | 175 | 104 | 230 | 192 | 148 | 965 | |
| Winners | 36 | 40 | 23 | 48 | 46 | 36 | 229 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 42% | 39% | 42% | 44% | 47% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 55/66 | 65/79 | 39/51 | 86/120 | 64/94 | 54/77 | 363/487 | |
| % 1st in | 83% | 82% | 76% | 72% | 68% | 70% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 36/55 | 40/65 | 23/39 | 48/86 | 46/64 | 36/54 | 229/363 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 62% | 59% | 56% | 72% | 67% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 2/11 | 9/14 | 7/12 | 21/34 | 14/30 | 12/23 | 65/124 | |
| % 2nd pts | 18% | 64% | 58% | 62% | 47% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 6/14 | 6/10 | 5/11 | 5/14 | 4/8 | 31/63 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 43% | 60% | 45% | 36% | 50% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 52 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 5/8 | 2/5 | 11/16 | 4/6 | 5/8 | 33 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 63% | 40% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 92% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | |
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