Elias Ymer and Cem Ilkel will play each other in the quarter of the Split 2 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 4. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elias Ymer who should win in 2 sets.
Elias Ymer -> 1.41
Cem Ilkel -> 2.91
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Prediction and head to head Elias Ymer vs. Cem Ilkel
This will be the 2nd time that Elias Ymer and Cem Ilkel play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ymer (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Ymer won 4-6 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 6-3 in the Rubber 2 in 4 back in 2017.
Elias Ymer
Ranked no. 207, Elias reached the quarter after defeating Alexandre Muller 7-5 6-4 and Nino Serdarusic 7-62 5-7 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Swede defeated Serdarusic (7-62 5-7 6-3). During the match Ymer scored 111 points vs Serdarusic’s 104. The Swede was very aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Regarding the service games, Ymer recorded 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Elias Ymer lost the serve 5 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Ymer put 65% of his first serves in, winning 63% (48/76) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (22/41) on the 2nd serve. Elias broke Serdarusic 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ymer started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 52% of the points he played.
Ymer has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (269-210). 4-2 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Ymer has a 159-99 match record in the last years on clay.
The Swede has a 7-5 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Split 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
Cem Ilkel
Ranked no. 213, Cem reached the quarter after beating Enzo Couacaud 6-2 7-64 and Hugo Gaston 2-6 6-3 7-67.
In the 2nd round against Gaston, Cem recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 7-67). During the match Ilkel scored 109 points vs Gaston’s 105. Ilkel was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Ilkel scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Cem Ilkel lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Ilkel put 65% of his first serves in, winning 67% (43/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (21/34) on the 2nd serve. Cem broke Gaston 3 times after converting 19% of his break points (3/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ilkel started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Turk’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Antalya Challenger and the Potchefstroom 1 Challenger.
The Turk has a 13-10 win-loss record in 2021, 5-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ymer | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 51 |
| Pts | 193-178 | 179-166 |
| Total Points | 371 | 345 |
| Winners | 81 | 76 |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% |
Both Ymer and Ilkel played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Elias Ymer lost 1 set, while Cem Ilkel conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Ymer and Ilkel have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Ymer played 5 games more than Ilkel. Ymer scored 81 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Cem fired 76 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ymer | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 122/193 | 106/162 |
| %1st in | 63% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 81/122 | 76/106 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 31/71 | 32/56 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 57% |
Ymer recorded 7 aces (3.5 per match). Ilkel made 3 aces (1.5 per match). Ymer won 66% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Ilkel won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ymer | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 6 |
| Converted | 11/26 | 6/20 |
| % Converted | 42% | 30% |
| Conceded | 21 | 13 |
| Saved | 12 | 8 |
| % Saved | 57% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 5 |
Elias broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. Ymer conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Ilkel broke his opponents 6 times with a 30% conversion rate. Ilkel conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ymer | ||||
| R1 Muller | R2 Serdarusic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 7-62 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 34 | 56 | |
| pts | 82-74 | 111-104 | 193-178 | |
| Total points | 156 | 215 | 371 | |
| Winners | 33 | 48 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 43% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 46/76 | 76/117 | 122/193 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 65% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 33/46 | 48/76 | 81/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 63% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/30 | 22/41 | 31/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 30% | 54% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/16 | 5/10 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 50% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 12 | 21 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 7/12 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 58% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Ilkel | ||||
| R1 Couacaud | R2 Gaston | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-64 | 2-6 6-3 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 30 | 51 | |
| pts | 70-61 | 109-105 | 179-166 | |
| Total points | 131 | 214 | 345 | |
| Winners | 33 | 43 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 39% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 42/64 | 64/98 | 106/162 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 33/42 | 43/64 | 76/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 67% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 21/34 | 32/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 62% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/16 | 6/20 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 19% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 12 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 8/12 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 67% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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