Nicolas Alvarez and Tak Khunn Wang will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Salinas 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 9:30 am on CANCHA 3. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tak Khunn Wang who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tak Khunn Wang is the pick to win this match.
Tak Khunn Wang -> 1.57
Nicolas Alvarez -> 2.25
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Alvarez vs. Tak Khunn Wang
There is no head to head record between Nicolas Alvarez and Tak Khunn Wang since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Nicolas Alvarez
Ranked no. 362, Alvarez reached the qualifications after defeating Yusuke Takahashi 7-63 6-0.
In the qualifications, Alvarez had a good straight sets win against Takahashi (7-63 6-0). During the match Alvarez scored 76 points vs Takahashi’s 64. Nicolas was very aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Alvarez scored 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nicolas Alvarez lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Alvarez put 53% of his first serves in, winning 68% (25/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the 2nd serve. The Peruvian broke Takahashi 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Alvarez has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (100-58). 1-1 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Alvarez has a 28-16 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Nicolas has a 2-6 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Salinas 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.
Tak Khunn Wang
Ranked no. 522, Khunn Wang reached the qualifications after beating Alejandro Gonzalez 6-2 3-6 6-2.
In the qualifications, The French player defeated Gonzalez (6-2 3-6 6-2). During the match Khunn Wang scored 81 points vs Gonzalez’s 72. The French player was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Khunn Wang scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Tak Khunn Wang lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Khunn Wang put 55% of his first serves in, winning 58% (23/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (22/33) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Gonzalez 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Tak’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Faro and M25 Vale do Lobo.
The French player has a 17-9 win-loss record in 2021, 11-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alvarez | Khunn Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 25 |
| Pts | 76-64 | 81-72 |
| Total Points | 140 | 153 |
| Winners | 25 | 23 |
| %Winners | 33% | 28% |
Both Alvarez and Khunn Wang played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Tak Khunn Wang lost 1 set while Nicolas Alvarez hasn’t lost a set so far. Alvarez has played 1 set(s) less than Khunn Wang (2 vs 3). Therefore, Alvarez played 6 games less than Khunn Wang. Alvarez scored 25 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The French player recorded 23 winners (28%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alvarez | Khunn Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 37/70 | 40/73 |
| %1st in | 53% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 25/37 | 23/40 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 58% |
| 2nd pts | 18/33 | 22/33 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 67% |
Alvarez recorded 3 aces . Khunn Wang managed to score 1 ace . Alvarez won 68% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Khunn Wang won 58% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alvarez | Khunn Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 6 |
| Converted | 4/9 | 6/11 |
| % Converted | 44% | 55% |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 |
| Saved | 1 | 1 |
| % Saved | 50% | 25% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Alvarez broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Peruvian dropped his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Tak broke his opponent 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Khunn Wang conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 25% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alvarez | |||
| Q1 Takahashi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 76-64 | 76-64 | |
| Total points | 140 | 140 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 37/70 | 37/70 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 25/37 | 25/37 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/33 | 18/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Khunn Wang | |||
| Q1 Gonzalez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 81-72 | 81-72 | |
| Total points | 153 | 153 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 28% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 40/73 | 40/73 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 23/40 | 23/40 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 58% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/33 | 22/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
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